MacArthur provisions added to defense spending, fishing bills
Federal measures governing military spending and oversight of fishing interests proceed with new language inserted by shore Representative Tom MacArthur (R-3).
Magnuson Stevens Act
Runyan, LoBiondo Join Shore Fishermen Protest In DC
A figurative sea of fishermen reciting the Pledge of Allegiance in Washington DC marked the start of a protest over Congressional inaction on the law that governs catch limits.
The Recreational Fishing Alliance's "Keep Fishermen Fishing" rally is aimed at easing restrictions in the Magnuson-Stevens Act that they say are hurting commerical enterprise, tourism, boaters and affiliated busin