DFA Testifying in Favor of SB755 March 10th
The Delmarva Fisheries Association fully supports bill SB755 and will be testifying in favor of this bill March 10th at 1:00 p.m in the Miller Senate building in Annapolis, Maryland.
The legislation would prohibit the Department of Natural Resources from establishing a recreational catch-and-release season for striped bass and would require the Department to establish defined summer and fall seasons for recreational and charter boat fishing, as well as a trophy season. Importantly, the bill would also require the Department to prepare and submit an economic impact statement when proposing fisheries regulations expected to have a major impact on stakeholders. DFA believes this type of economic transparency is essential to ensure that regulatory decisions fully consider the impacts on working watermen and coastal communities.
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