WASHINGTON — July 8, 2014 — Southerland held a press conference in St. Andrew Monday announcing a fisheries legislation he introduced in Congress.
Local recreational and commercial fishermen say they're losing out on fun and profit because of so many regulations.
US Representative Steve Southerland from Panama City says he believes he can help in at least one way.
Southerland held a press conference in St. Andrew Monday announcing a fisheries legislation he introduced in congress.
His "Marine Access and State Transparency Act" would take away the president's ability to shut down up to 780,000 square miles of ocean to fishing and energy exploration.
Right now the President has the ability to claim the area is a national monument.
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