“Alabama’s fishing industry represents hundreds of millions of dollars of economic impact for the state each year,” said Shelby. “However, due to overly stringent federal regulations, Alabama fishermen have suffered severe reductions in their red snapper catch for a number of years – at a time when fishermen are encountering record numbers of, and increasingly large, red snapper. The apparent disconnect between these increasingly restrictive management actions and fishermen’s observations is troubling.
December 08, 2009 – Washington DC & Orange Beach, AL (OBA) – U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) today sent a letter to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Administer Dr. Jane Lubchenco, expressing his concern about the adverse impact overly strict federal regulation of red snapper has on Alabama’s recreational and charter fisherman, its fishing industry, and coastal communities.
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