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Fish Rap

United States Senate Passes Bill Banning Drift Gillnets

NATIONWIDE一 The U.S. Senate unanimously voted to pass the Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act on Sept. 14. The bill will phase out the use of large-mesh drift gillnets in

oil drilling
Newsletter

House approves bill to protect coasts from offshore drilling

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Two proposals aiming to challenge the Trump administration’s offshore drilling plans made it out of the House of Representatives on Sept. 11. Both bills aim to “permanently protect” the

Algae Bloom
News Briefs

U.S. Senate committee holds hearing on algae blooms

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Dangerous algae blooms in Florida was the center of a legislative discussion in the nation’s capitol on Aug. 28, as members of the U.S. Senate’s Commerce, Science