Should Congress reauthorize and update the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act and allow more fishing?
Bill Summary
This bill revises and authorizes through the 2022 fiscal year the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA) to consider ecosystem changes and economic needs of the fishing communities when establishing fishing limits. The bill rewords the current law in a way that allows fishers to catch more fish. Sponsor: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At large]
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Opponents say
• This bill undermines science and conservation measures, promoting greater uncertainty over the future management of our fisheries, potentially leading to their collapse.
• According to Ted Morton, Director of Federal Oceans Policy at Pew Charitable Trusts, H.R. 200 would pose a threat to decades of progress in restoring some of the nation’s most depleted fish populations.
• According to Ted Morton, Director of Federal Oceans Policy at Pew Charitable Trusts, H.R. 200 would pose a threat to decades of progress in restoring some of the nation’s most depleted fish populations.
Proponents say
• This bill provides a number of modest but necessary updates to MSA to ensure that management is making decisions based on state-of-the art scientific methods and public input, helping to maintain the health of these fisheries and the coastal communities that rely on them.
