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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Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) issued the following statement in response to the Record of Decision issued today by the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM).
BELFORD, NJ – Today Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) visited the Belford Seafood Cooperative to highlight the potentially damaging impacts of seismic testing off the coast of New Jersey.
WASHINGTON, D. C.—Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) released the following statement today upon the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) announcement of fishery disaster funding for New England and the New York/New Jersey regions.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representatives Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) and Frank LoBiondo (NJ-02) led a letter to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Fish and Wildlife Services (NFWS) asking the agencies to explain their votes earlier this month in favor of new regionalization measures for the 2014 fluke fishing season.
WASHINGTON, DC —Yesterday, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) spoke at the Committee on Natural Resources hearing about the need to make changes to the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act in its reauthorization. The Magnuson-Stevens Act is the main law governing fisheries management in the United States.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. and Senator Robert Menendez sent a letter to the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission today asking that a proposal to require states to group their summer flounder quota together, called regionalization, be rejected until further public input and information on alternatives can be attained.
$75 million Allocated for Fishery Disasters Including Those Declared as a Result of Sandy
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. sent a letter to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) expressing his concern over preliminary estimates of summer flounder catch made during the 2013 summer.
Washington, DC – A House Natural Resources Committee hearing today on the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act brought to light findings of a new study from the National Research Council (NRC) of the National Academies, which indicates a need for flexibility in fisheries stock rebuilding plans.
Council Approved Omnibus Recreational Accountability Measure Amendment
Washington, DC – In a letter sent June, 14, 2013, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06)