GLOUCESTER, Mass. — July 1, 2014 — Mayor Jon Mitchell has proposed three major changes to the Magnuson-Stevens Act as the fisheries legislation nears reauthorization by Congress.
At a listening session Tuesday in Gloucester hosted by Rep. John Tierney and Rep. Peter DeFazio, an Oregon congressman who serves as ranking member of the House Committee on Natural Resources, the mayor outlined proposals he said would strengthen the fisheries law.
Mitchell advocated flexibility in fisheries management, allowing regional managers to set timelines for rebuilding stocks based on biological and ecological factors as well as the economic concerns of the fishing communities in their regions.
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