Senator Sullivan has introduced an updated Bycatch Reduction Act targeting stricter controls on trawling and seafloor contact in US fishing. The bill faces pushback from Alaska's pollock industry while new research documents the devastating scale of unintended catch affecting cetaceans and seabirds across UK and European waters.
·Sullivan's revised bill includes stronger measures against trawling practices and seafloor damage
·Alaska pollock industry opposes the bycatch legislation despite senator's stakeholder backing
·UK commercial fishing study reveals the extent of bycatch affecting non-target species
·European cetacean and seabird bycatch highlighted as major conservation concern requiring policy change
·Shrimp trawl education programs emerging as practical approach to reduce incidental catch
drawn from Craig Medred, SeafoodSource, Undercurrent News, Senator Sullivan (.gov) · updated 10h ago