Bycatch Reduction Act

Summary

The measure would set new performance standards for trawl gear, require devices that detect seafloor contact, and mandate salmon excluders to cut bycatch. It also seeks greater transparency from the fisheries council, modernizes electronic monitoring, blocks imports of unsustainable foreign seafood, and creates a fund to help with bycatch mitigation and habitat protection. The goal is to safeguard seafloor ecosystems and commercial fisheries in the Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands, and Gulf of Alaska.

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