US Senators Murphy, Blumenthal, Warren Introduce SHIFT Act to Address Climate-Driven Fishery Changes
US Senators Chris Murphy, Richard Blumenthal, and Elizabeth Warren have introduced the Supporting Healthy Interstate Fisheries in Transition (SHIFT) Act to aid commercial fishermen facing challenges from shifting fish populations driven by climate change.
The Act requires the US Department of Commerce to consider geographic shifts in fish populations when updating federal management plans and quota allocations. Current restrictions on Atlantic fish species are outdated, forcing fishermen to travel farther or discard valuable catches. The SHIFT Act aims to modernize quotas to address...
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