4.) NMFS fisheries regulation potentially affected by Trump executive order
An executive order signed by U.S. President Donald Trump at the outset of 2017 caused some serious waves for the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and its ability to regulate the U.S. fishing industry.
A letter sent to Trump by House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Raúl Grijalva and Water, Power, and Oceans Subcommittee Ranking Member Jared Huffman, lays out the layers of concern:
“All fisheries that take place in federal waters require regulatory action to open and close season, set catch limits, modify conservation and management measures, or adjust participation eligibility requirements,” the letter said. “In many cases, multiple regulations must be enacted each year for a single fishery and that is a good thing – American fishermen depend on active, science-based management to ensure that their individual operations and their industry are economically and environmentally sustainable.”
Read more about the executive order and its effect on U.S. fisheries regulation with the top story above.
