US lawmakers’ bottom trawl bill has implications beyond pollock, opponents warn
Harvesters of Atlantic scallops, groundfish in NewEngland and on the West Coast, and shrimp on both coasts and in the Gulf of Mexico also should be concerned, opponents warn
One of the two bills introduced Wednesday (May 22) by US representative Mary Peltola to address trawling practices and reduce bycatch is universally supported. The other, however, has the Alaska pollock industry strongly on the attack and warning that other industry groups should be concerned as well. [...]
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