Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) has introduced legislation, including key initiatives advanced by the Gulf Seafood Institute (GSI), laying groundwork for Gulf seafood community priorities in the upcoming reauthorization of the Magnuson-Stevens Act (MSA). As Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard, Senator Rubio’s bill, the Florida Fisheries Improvement Act, outlines priorities improving fisheries management in the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic regions.
The new proposed legislation is the result of multiple hearings, meetings, and conversations the Senator held with stakeholders in Florida and across the country.
“Florida’s fisheries deeply impact the economic well-being of our state, as well as many Floridians whose way of life depends on them. But our fisheries are also a national treasure that feed Americans across the country, provide jobs across the food industry chain, and have become a favorite pastime for millions who provide direct and indirect benefits to our local, state, and national economies,” said Rubio. “This legislation ensures necessary improvements to management and data collection are made to fully optimize our fisheries and help advance Florida’s interests when it comes time to amend the Magnuson-Stevens Act. However, I know there is more work to be done and I will continue to work to prioritize reauthorization of the MSA in the next Congress.”
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