October 22, 2014 — Congressional candidate Forrest Dunbar says he will push to protect a key federal fishery law if he’s elected.
The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act governs harvests in federal waters. Some political observers say it could be altered, if the November election changes the balance of power in Congress.
Dunbar says Alaska fisheries need to be protected.
“We don’t want to see many large-scale changes. We think the act is largely working well now,” he said. “We’re worried about other large, powerful outside interests coming in and making significant changes. I do believe we can stop that, though. And I don’t think that it’s a particularly partisan issue.”
Read the full story from KCAW News