CoA shared concerns about financial burden and legality of proposed rule
Today, Ryan Mulvey, counsel at Cause of Action Institute, spoke before the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) in Annapolis, MD, about an Omnibus Amendment that would create new economic burdens on fishermen. The new rule, if enacted by the federal government, could increase costs on fishermen by as much as $810 per sea day. Mulvey also questioned whether the federal government had the authority to implement the new rule.
Ryan Mulvey issued the following statement:
“The federal government lacks clear statutory authorization to pass the Omnibus Amendment, and this rule could have devastating economic consequences on fishermen. I urged the Mid-Atlantic Council to investigate the serious legal ramifications of industry-funded monitoring schemes, and to protect the economic interests of small-business fishing firms in the Mid-Atlantic regions by asking the federal government to reject the Omnibus Amendment.”
A copy of Mulvey’s written comments for Cause of Action on the rule can be found here.
A blog about the rule and its legal and economic challenges can be found here.
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Media Contact: Matt Frendewey, matt.frendewey@causeofaction.org | 202-699-2018
