June 3, 2015 — WASHINGTON — Although an amendment that would have transferred management of red snapper to the five Gulf states was withdrawn yesterday before the U.S. House of Representatives voted to reauthorize the Magnuson-Stevens Act, the potential for state management of the fishery in the future is still a real possibility, according to the head of the Center for Coastal Conservation.
Rep. Garret Graves, R-La., withdrew on Monday his amendment from the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, which is the primary statute governing the nation’s marine fisheries.