A House hearing this week will scrutinize federal regulations of commercial and recreational fishing.
The hearing Wednesday before the Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries will feature testimony from industry stakeholders and fishing community leaders from Alaska to New England.
Among those scheduled to appear are Rick Bellavance, chair of the coordinating committee for NOAA’s eight regional fishery management councils and owner of a Rhode Island charter fishing company.
Committee Republicans, led by Rep. Harriet Hageman of Wyoming, say they intend to align fisheries law under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act with President Donald Trump’s April 17 executive order titled “Restoring American Seafood Competitiveness.”
