CSF Fisheries Director Testifies in Support of Red Snapper State Management

By Justin Stakes

Washington, DC -(AmmoLand.com)- Yesterday, Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) Fisheries Program Director Chris Horton joined eight panelists to testify before the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans on the Gulf States Red Snapper Management Authority Act (H.R. 3094).

Introduced in July by Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus (CSC) Members Congressmen Garret Graves (LA) and Jeff Miller (FL), along with CSC House leadership, H.R. 3094 would extend formal federal recognition to the historic agreement between the chief fish and wildlife officials of all five Gulf States to accept joint responsibility for management of the red snapper fishery in federal waters.

The first panel included: Robert Barham, Secretary of Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries; Dr. Alan Risenhoover, Director of the Office of Sustainable Fisheries at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries; and Nick Wiley, Executive Director of Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. In addition to Horton, the second panel included: Haley Bitterman, Corporate Executive Chef/Director of Operations of Ralph Brennan Restaurant Group; David …Read the Rest

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