House lawmakers struggled Wednesday to reconcile President Donald Trump’s recent executive order to bolster the U.S. fishing industry while simultaneously gutting the nation’s fisheries agency.
A hearing before the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries offered seesawing interpretations between Republicans and Democrats over how NOAA should regulate the fishing industry.
Republican lawmakers, led by Rep. Harriet Hageman of Wyoming, focused on what critics characterize as overregulation of the fishing industry based on flawed science.
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“Fishing in the United States has become quite complicated, with our smaller, independent fishermen facing the greatest challenges,” Hageman said in opening remarks.
