Upset about newly imposed fishing restriction, fisherman from all over the U.S. gathered in Washington, D.C. to show support for a bill that seeks to prevent future job-killing closing of fisheries across the South Atlantic.
The South Atlantic Fisheries Management Council (SAFMC) placed a six-month ban on snapper and grouper fisheries due to alleged over fishing and potential endangerment and they have proposed closing nearly 10,000 additional square miles of the South Atlantic. The council was created under the Magnuson Stevens Act of 2006 and is responsible for managing the area up to 200 miles offshore of South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia and Florida.
Ron McManus attended the rally that took place on February 24th and had the opportunity to hear S.C. Representative Henry Brown.