Fisheries
Congressman Pallone has been a longtime advocate for New Jersey's recreational and commercial fishing industry. He has called for flexibility in the timeline of rebuilding fisheries, and pushed for NOAA to use better data and increase transparency when determining fishing quotas. In 2016 and 2017, he successfully helped lead efforts to increase New Jersey's summer flounder quotas. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he fought for federal funding to support the state's commercial and recreational fishing industry, delivering millions of dollars in aid to New Jersey.
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Long Branch, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) and New Jersey Speaker Coughlin sent a letter today to NL Industries, Inc. demanding immediate and comprehensive action to clean up toxic pollution left behind in the Raritan River near the company’s former titanium dioxide facility in Sayreville, New Jersey.
Washington, DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. and Senator Cory Booker today reintroduced the Clean Ocean and Safe Tourism (COAST) Anti-Drilling Act, a bill to permanently ban offshore oil and gas drilling in the Atlantic Ocean.
Sandy Hook, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone is calling out President Trump for blocking critical funding and imposing a hiring freeze at NOAA’s Howard Marine Sciences Laboratory in Sandy Hook, putting vital marine research and operations at risk. The move threatens the region’s commercial and recreational fishing industry, which depends on healthy fish stocks.&nb
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), Ranking Member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, released the following statement condemning Trump-aligned operatives’ illegal efforts to dismantle the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and its connection to Project 2025’s broader assault on the economy, public safety, and science:
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) released the following statement after the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) Striped Bass Board decided to maintain current management measures for 2025, following his recent letter urging fair treatment for New Jersey’s fishing industry:
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. sent a letter today to Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) Executive Director Bob Beal, advocating for fair treatment of New Jersey’s fishing industry under the proposed 2025 Atlantic Striped Bass management measures.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. praised the Department of Homeland Security's announcement that it will enhance scrutiny of seafood from China to combat forced labor and human rights abuses involving Uyghur and other persecuted groups in the Xinjiang region.
Washington, DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr.
Washington, DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today announced that he secured $625,000 for Monmouth University in the Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, and Science spending bill. President Biden signed the underlying legislation into law last week.