WASHINGTON, DC (March 21, 2009) – A bill that would help prevent depletion of dwindling stocks of fish by strengthening enforcement against illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing has been endorsed by industry groups and the Coast Guard, which would be charged with enforcing its provisions.
Their testimony came Thursday at a House Natural Resources subcommittee hearing.
"Unsustainable fishing practices by foreign fishing fleets adversely affect stocks that migrate" between the high seas and U.S. waters, said Guam Delegate Madeleine Z. Bordallo, who introduced the legislation last month.
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