03-29-2004, 08:38 PM
[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][#000000][size 2]WASHINGTON, D.C.—The U.S. House of Representatives' Resources Fisheries Subcommittee recently held a hearing to discuss reauthorization of the Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act. [/size][/#000000][/font]
[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][#000000][size 2]The bill, sponsored by Maryland Rep. Wayne Gilchrest ®, directs the Interior and Commerce departments to continue working with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission to develop and enforce interstate striped bass conservation programs. The bill also reauthorizes $1 million in funding for the National Marine Fisheries Service and $250,000 for the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service through 2006. [/size][/#000000][/font]
[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][#000000][size 2]The act was first passed in 1984 after striped bass populations declined during the 1970s. Since then, striped bass populations have rebounded, providing improved recreational fishing on the East Coast. [/size][/#000000][/font]
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[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][#000000][size 2]The bill, sponsored by Maryland Rep. Wayne Gilchrest ®, directs the Interior and Commerce departments to continue working with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission to develop and enforce interstate striped bass conservation programs. The bill also reauthorizes $1 million in funding for the National Marine Fisheries Service and $250,000 for the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service through 2006. [/size][/#000000][/font]
[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][#000000][size 2]The act was first passed in 1984 after striped bass populations declined during the 1970s. Since then, striped bass populations have rebounded, providing improved recreational fishing on the East Coast. [/size][/#000000][/font]
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