Seafood Harvesters support Sen. Begich's bill that extends fishing vessel discharge exemption
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [SCOM] July 25, 2014
The Seaood Harvesters of America have voiced their support for legislation introduced by Alaskan Senator Mark Begich that extends a discharge exemption for commercial fishing vessels.
This week the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation took up the Senator's bill S. 2094 the “Vessel Incidental Discharge Act,” or VIDA).
Begich's bill has 30 co-sponsors and merely extends an exisiting exemption from a discharge moratorium for commercial fishing vessels that was set to expire...
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