Gulf Red Snapper Data Improvement Act

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.

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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Sep 16, 2015

Gulf Red Snapper Data Improvement Act

This bill requires the National Marine Fisheries Service Southeast Regional Office to award grants for data collection that is used in stock assessments for reef fish species in the Gulf of Mexico, including the red snapper. In awarding grants, the Office must seek to improve stock assessments through innovative approaches to data collection that incorporates data from peer-reviewed research involving academia, fishermen, and other fisheries sources.

The Department of Commerce must: (1) seek to improve communications by the National Marine Fisheries Service with stakeholders regarding the reef fish species stock assessment processes and outcomes of those processes, and (2) develop a process for using data collected through cooperative research activities for those stock assessments.

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Rep. Jolly, David W. [R-FL-13] · R–FL

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Natural Resources Committee

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Oct 1, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
Sep 16, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Sep 16, 2015
Introduced in House
Sep 16, 2015
Introduced in House

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HR 3644 · South Atlantic Red Snapper Data Improvement Act

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