At Wednesday's "Keep Fishermen Fishing Rally" on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, Congressmen Barney Frank (D-MA) offered Rally attendees comments on the current status of federal fisheries management.
The Congressman specifically endorsed a "common sense" approach to fisheries management, including a departure from the current ten year rebuilding timeline mandated under the Magnuson-Stevens Act.
Urging attendees to leverage their concerns for fisheries management in upcoming elections, Frank assured the crowd at Upper Senate Park of their ability to mobilize reforms to the Magnuson Act by tailoring their support for future candidates based on each candidate's stance on fisheries management reform.
Watch Congressman Frank's speech.