Bill to Make Tri-State West Coast Dungeness Fishery Management Permanent Clears House
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [SeafoodNews] October 9, 2015
A bill that will permanentely allow Washington, Oregon and California state fishery managers to jointly manage the West Coast Dungeness crab fishery cleared its first hurdle in Congress this week.
HR 2168, the West Coast Dungeness Crab Management Act, proposed by US Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA) and backed by state Senator Maria Cantwell, passed the US House this week and will now go up for Senate approval.
If approved, the law will allow Washington, Oregon and California to continue their work at a state level to manage the West Coast Dungeness Crab Fishery...
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