Local fishing captain David Nelson and Congressman John Mica were among a series of experts who spoke at a congressional subcommittee hearing on fishing this week in Washington, D.C.
A subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee met Tuesday to discuss the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's fisheries program and whether a lack of basic science on fishing is costing jobs.
Both Mica and Nelson, as well as others, testified that rules and regulations imposed by federal officials because of a lack of sound science are indeed having serious impacts on jobs and the fishing industry, particularly in the South Atlantic region off the Florida coast.
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