U.S. Congressman Allen Boyd has introduced legislation to protect the jobs of Gulf Coast fishermen and enhance the economic benefits the local fishing industry brings to Gulf Coast communities.
Boyd’s legislation, called the Gulf of Mexico Red Snapper Fishery Protection Act, would require the federal government to submit a detailed analysis on the number of red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico prior to proposing any reductions in the number of days red snapper are able to be fished.
The administration recently restricted fishing of red snapper in large areas off Florida’s Atlantic coast because of suspected overfishing. Congressman Boyd’s legislation would prevent this type of closure from happening again without proper review, accurate information, and justifiable explanation.
Boyd’s bill also calls for a congressional review of the federal government’s new restrictions on commercial, recreational, and charter fishing in Florida and requires the federal government to perform a study to explicitly demonstrate the need for any reduction in the number of annual fishing days.
Congressman Boyd said “This legislation will ensure that our fishermen’s jobs are protected from any unjust future closures and that the economies of our local coastal communities are never again put in jeopardy because of outdated or incomplete information.”
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