New Legislation Seeks to Amend Magnuson-Stevens Act, Address Economic Causes of Fishery Disasters
Congresswoman Nancy Mace (SC-01) introduced the Protect American Fisheries Act of 2024, a law that found the support of various fishing organizations, including the Southern Shrimp Alliance (SSA), along with bipartisan support.
According to a press release from Mace's office, the bill would amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, adding economic causes as allowable grounds for declaring a fishery resource disaster.
“Foreign interference in U.S. fishery markets, particularly through illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU)...
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