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Van Drew co-sponsors fisheries bill to reauthorize the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery and Conservation Management Act

U.S. Reps. Jeff Van Drew, D-2nd, and Don Young, R-Alaska, introduced a bill to reauthorize the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery and Conservation Management Act on Thursday. The fisheries legislation was first written by Young in 1975, according to Van Drew’s office, and was last reauthorized in 2006. In a statement, Van Drew said H.R. 3697 “ensures that we have healthy fisheries, keep anglers in the water and keep fishermen fishing.” <click to read< 17:31

Congressman Don Young Fights for Alaskan Fishermen, Introduces Bipartisan Magnuson-Stevens Act Reauthorization>click to read< 13:06, 7/12/2019