Not everything is what it seems in the ocean or on land. For example, Nassau grouper are camouflaged by a color pattern that mimics light on the ocean floor. Disguise is a good survival technique in nature, but it can also be used to promote bad legislation. The recently introduced "Fishery Science Improvement Act" (H.R. 2304) is an example.

This bill would undermine fisheries science, abandon fishery conservation goals and jeopardize successful efforts underway to prevent overfishing and rebuild our depleted ocean fish populations.

H.R. 2304 risks overfishing at a time when we are poised to put an end to the practice. Members of Congress should reject this bill and focus instead on real opportunities to improve fisheries science and conservation by prioritizing funding for fisheries data collection and analysis. Ask your member of Congress to support sustainable fishing and real scientific progress.

Like a predator lurking in the deep, the so-called Fishery Science Improvement Act (S. 1916), a bad fisheries bill in disguise, has surfaced in the Senate. We need your support to ensure members don’t take the bait by supporting the legislation.

Thanks to America’s ocean fishing law, we are on the cusp of having annual catch limits in place to protect all our federally managed species, and fish stocks are recovering. S. 1916 would turn back the clock on our valuable fish populations.  

Senators should reject this bill and set their sights on real opportunities to improve fisheries science and conservation by prioritizing funding for fisheries data collection and analysis.

Ask your senator to support sustainable fishing and real scientific progress.