Gulf Red Snapper Conservation Act of 2014: Overreach in the name of states rights (Opinion)
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [AL.com] By Ben Payton - December 15, 2014 -
There is a saying in Alabama, "If it ain't broken, it don't need a fixing."
Now, just as the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council has taken proactive steps to stabilize the Gulf's recreational red snapper fishery and end chronic recreational overages with accountability measures and sector separation, Congressman Jeff Miller of Florida has introduced the Gulf of Mexico Red Snapper Conservation Act of 2013, H.R. 3099.
The bill would shift red snapper management away from the National Marine Fishery Service and to the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission and its member states,...
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