Scott Brown has a fishing partner, and she knows the waters.
Senator Olympia J. Snowe, ranking member of the Senate subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard, agreed to cosponsor Brown's bill requiring that analyses of fishing stocks be done annually and independently. Currently, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration files an analysis only when a new fisheries management plan is adopted or amended.
Fishing communities have struggled to adapt to stricter fishing regulations in recent months. Brown's bill, the Fishing Impact Statement Honesty (FISH) Act, would require updated justification for such rules.
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