Peltola on New Watchdog Report Finding Major Gaps in Efforts to Reduce Bycatch
July 11, 2024
July 11, 2024
WASHINGTON, July 11 (TNSres) -- Rep. Mary Sattler Peltola, D-Alaska, issued the following news release on July 10, 2024:
Today, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a new report entitled, Federal Fisheries Management: Efforts to Reduce and Monitor Unintentional Catch and Harm Need Better Tracking. The report found that federal efforts to monitor and reduce bycatch in U.S. fisheries are lacking.
"Alaskans and our fishing families know bycatch is . . .
Today, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a new report entitled, Federal Fisheries Management: Efforts to Reduce and Monitor Unintentional Catch and Harm Need Better Tracking. The report found that federal efforts to monitor and reduce bycatch in U.S. fisheries are lacking.
"Alaskans and our fishing families know bycatch is . . .