WASHINGTON – Today, Representative Mary Sattler Peltola (AK-AL) called on the Biden Administration and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to do more after an announcement of U.S. port entry denial to fishing vessels from China, Russia and 12 other nations. NOAA Fisheries identified these nations in a 2021 Report to Congress on Improving International Fisheries… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Last week, the House Committee on Natural Resources passed two bills co-led by Representative Mary Sattler Peltola (D-AK-AL) aimed at streamlining government action to support marine industries and conservation efforts–the Fishery Improvement to Streamline Untimely Regulatory Hurdles post Emergency Situation (FISHES) Act, introduced by Reps Peltola and Byron Donalds… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a new report entitled, Federal Fisheries Management: Efforts to Reduce and Monitor Unintentional Catch and Harm Need Better Tracking. The report found that federal efforts to monitor and reduce bycatch in U.S. fisheries are lacking.
“Alaskans and our fishing families know bycatch is a huge problem, but… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, following the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s announcement to add seafood to the list of high-priority sectors for enforcement under the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, Representative Mary Sattler Peltola (AK-AL) released the following statement:
“America – and Alaska specifically – produces the cleanest, best quality fish, and we pay our workers a living… Read more »
Legislation follows other Peltola-led bills to restrict bottom trawling, limit bycatch
WASHINGTON – Today, Representative Mary Peltola (AK-AL) introduced the Fisheries Improvement and Seafood Health (FISH) Act to modernize Alaska fisheries. Currently, the Magnuson-Stevens Act (MSA) is the primary federal law governing the management and conservation of both commercial and recreational… Read more »
Peltola Denounces Listing King Salmon as Endangered, Calls for Real Action
Statement follows NOAA Fisheries issuance of positive 90-day finding on a petition to list Chinook Salmon as threatened or endangered
WASHINGTON – This week, following the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announcement of a study into the merits of listing Gulf of Alaska King… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Representative Mary Peltola (AK-AL) introduced a pair of bills to restrict bottom trawling and reduce bycatch – the bipartisan Bycatch Reduction and Mitigation Act and the Bottom Trawl Clarity Act.
“Since coming to Congress, I’ve worked to make fish and fishing policy the issue of national importance it deserves to be,” said Rep. Peltola. “I know… Read more »
Bristol Bay Protection Act codifies 2023 EPA decision
WASHINGTON – Today, Representative Mary Peltola (AK-AL) introduced the Bristol Bay Protection Act, new legislation that would codify a 2023 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) decision to veto the Pebble Mine – a proposed copper-gold-molybdenum mining project in the Bristol Bay region of Southwest Alaska – under Clean Water Act… Read more »
Graves and Peltola Urge Biden to Immediately Halt Unsafe Shrimp Imports
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) and Congresswoman Mary Sattler Peltola (Alaska) sent a letter to President Biden urging him to immediately halt shrimp imports into the United States from India, following concerning reports of severe food and safety issues and… Read more »
Peltola, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Safety, Mental Health Resources in Fishing Industry
Mar 12, 2024
Today, Rep. Mary Peltola (AK-AL), along with Reps. Jared Golden (ME-02), Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, Mary Peltola (AK-AL), Mike Ezell (MS-04), and Jeff Van Drew (NJ-02), introduced the Fishing Industry Safety, Health, and Wellness Improvement (FISH Wellness)… Read more »
