WASHINGTON, DC (March 20, 2009) – U.S. Rep. Barney Frank is again throwing his support behind a bill that calls for more flexible rebuilding timelines for overfished stocks.
The bill, which was authored by U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, D-N.J., and introduced Wednesday in the House, aims to ease the economic burden on fishing communities by extending the current 10-year rebuilding period under certain circumstances when there is evidence that the fish stock is on a positive rebuilding trend.
"If we can rebuild a weakened fish species in 13 years instead of 10 in order to soften the economic impact, we ought to be able to do that," Frank, D-Mass., said in a statement.
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