,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #iaej  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #g1 #bjbb,mr4 
,gold5 7= himself & ,ms4 ,p+ree7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,natural ,res\rces  ,a 
,,bill  ,to provide t no ,f$]al funds   
%all be appropriat$1 aw>d$1 or grant$ to
 ! ,mont]ey ,bay ,aqu>ium4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,r$     
,li/+ ,mont]ey ,bay ,aqu>ium ,act4  #b4 
,f9d+s ,congress f9ds z foll[s3  7#a7   
,lob/]+ has s]v$ z an economic eng9e &  
family tradition 9 ,ma9e & ! o!r ,new   
,engl& ,/ates = c5turies4  7#b7 ,! lob/]
 fi%]y supports ?\s&s ( families :o make
 _! livelihoods f cat*+1 process+1 or   
s]v+ lob/]s1 employ+ p ( all ages       
ye>-r\nd1 ) _m h>ve/]s beg9n+ z *ildr5 &
 /ay+ 9 ! indu/ry = _! entire work+     
lives4  7#c7 ,ma9e's lob/] fi%]y alone  
has an e/imat$ ex-vessel value (        
#gbe1jjj1jjj1 g5]at+ m ?an              
#a1jjj1jjj1jjj 9 economic activity &    
support+ m ?an #ae1ejj jobs ?r\gh\t !   

supply *a94  7#d7 ,! ,ma9e lob/] indu/ry
 has spe>head$ su/a9ability measures = m
 ?an #aej ye>s1 ensur+ ! heal? ( ! lob/]
 /ock & ! m>9e environm5t ?r\gh !       
foll[+3  7,a7 ,9 #ahgb1 ,ma9e pass$ !   
fir/ law bann+ tak+ ( egg-be>+ female   
lob/]4  7,b7 ,9 #ahgd1 ,ma9e pass$ !    
fir/ laws regulat+ ! m9imum size ( lob/]
 t c\ld be h>ve/$4  7,c7 ,9 #aidh1 ,ma9e
 pass$ a requirem5t t fi%]m5 m>k female1
 egg-be>+ lob/]s ) a ,v-%ap$ not*4  7,d7
 ,9 #aiig1 ,ma9e lob/]m5 remov$ all     
surface float+ rope &1 9 #bjji1 replac$ 
an e/imat$ #bg1jjj miles ( float+ l9e ) 
:ale-safe s9k+ l9es4  7,e7 ,9 #bjae1    
,ma9e lob/]m5 adju/$ _! ge> 9 c]ta9     
areas to a newly requir$ m9imum numb] ( 
traps p] buoy1 r$uc+ ! am\nt ( v]tical  
rope pres5t 9 ! wat] by an additional   
#c1jjj miles4  7,f7 ,9 #bjbb1 lob/]m5   
conv]t$ _! ge> once aga91 includ+ m weak
 l9ks1 m weak rope & m traps p] buoy to 
fur!r r$uce v]tical l9e 9 ! wat] column1
 9 addition to remov+ ne>ly #a1jjj miles
 ( ge> f prime fi%+ gr\nds4  7#e7 ,^!   

measures are ! reason :y !re has nev]   
be5 a s]i\s injury or dea? ( ! endang]$ 
,nor? ,atlantic "r :ale attribut$ to !  
,ma9e lob/] fi%]y & !re has n be5 a kn[n
 "r :ale entanglem5t ) ,ma9e lob/] ge>  
s9ce #bjjd4  7#f7 ,accord+ to !         
,national ,oceanic & ,atmosph]ic        
,adm9i/ration1 ! majority ( kn[n "r :ale
 dea?s s9ce #bjag h be5 attribut$ to    
vessel /rikes 9 ,canada & ( ! #cc "r    
:ale mortalities occurr+ betwe5 #bjag & 
#bjbj1 #bd ( ^? :ales 7 confirm$ to be  
attribut$ to entanglem5ts 9 ,canadian   
fi%+ ge> & vessel /rikes 9 ,canadian    
wat]s4  7#g7 ,despite ^! facts1 ,mont]ey
 ,bay ,aqu>ium's ,seafood ,wat* program 
add$ ! ,am]ican lob/] fi%]y to a r$ li/ 
( seafood t consum]s %\ld avoid due to !
 risk t ! fi%]y poses to "r :ales4  7#h7
 ,?is r$ li/ designation = ,am]ican     
lob/] by ,seafood ,wat* is speculative &
 conjecture1 n support$ by ! data or !  
sci5ce z !y /ate 9 _! report1 until !re 
is m specific in=mation available reg>d+
 :i* fi%]ies are responsible = !        

unattribut$ entanglem5ts1 ,seafood ,wat*
 consid]s t all relevant fi%]ies t may  
ov]lap ) ,nor? ,atlantic "r :ales pose  
risks4  7#i7 ,9 _! own press release    
ann\nc+ ! r$ li/+ = ,am]ican lob/]1     
,seafood ,wat* /ates1 ,m ?an #ij (      
entanglem5ts _c be l9k$ to a specific   
ge> type1 & only #ab ( entanglem5ts c be
 l9k$ to a specific location44  7#aj7   
,mont]ey ,bay ,aqu>ium ignores ! ef=ts  
by ! lob/] indu/ry to r$uce _! risk to  
"r :ales = ! pa/ #aej ye>s1 admitt+ 9 _!
 report t effects on mitigation ( :ale  
entanglem5t h yet to be det]m9$4  7#aa7 
,?is new1 unsub/antiat$ designation has 
a real _w impact2 ) ! lob/] indu/ry     
already fac+ *all5ges1 ! inaccurate     
designation w hurt ! ?\s&s ( h>dwork+   
lob/]m51 _! families1 & bus9esses across
 ,ma9e & has already prompt$ seafood    
retail]s su* z ,blue ,apron &           
,hello,fresh to pull lob/] f _! m5us4   
7#ab7 ,mont]ey ,bay's ,seafood ,wat*    
,program has produc$ recomm5dations t   
rely on pseudosci5tific claims & false  

assumptions t ignore sci5tific pr9ciples
 t %\ld und]p9 any legitimate rat+s &1  
by ignor+ ! facts1 ,seafood ,wat* is n  
enc\rag+ safe fi%+1 b r damag+ !        
reputation ( its c]tification process by
 sme>+ an entire indu/ry & mislead+     
consum]s4  7#ac7 ,mont]ey ,bay ,aqu>ium 
receives millions ( ,f$]al taxpay]      
doll>s = sci5tific rese>* & to promote  
ocean cons]vation & seafood             
su/a9ability1 yet ! ,mont]ey ,bay       
,aqu>ium has irresponsibly ignor$       
sci5tific facts & ! lob/] fi%]y's hi/ory
 ( su/a9ability4  #c4 ,prohibition on   
,f$]al fund+ = ! ,mont]ey ,bay ,aqu>ium 
,no ,f$]al funds %all be appropriat$1   
aw>d$1 or grant$ to ! ,mont]ey ,bay     
,aqu>ium4