Letters and position statements from our partners and other stakeholders regarding the reauthorization of the Magnuson-Stevens Act. See also MFCN’s own letter to the House of Representatives.

1. Letter from the U.S. aquarium community leaders opposing H.R. 1335 (Monterey Bay Aquarium, Seattle Aquarium, New England Aquarium, National Aquarium, Shedd Aquarium).
2. Letter from Slow Food USA expressing concerns with H.R. 1335.
3. Letter from the Gulf of Mexico Reef Fish Shareholders’ Alliance.
4. Letter and statement from the Fishing Community Coalition. Text version of the statement: Commercial Fishermen across the U.S. Think House Bill to Reauthorize the Magnuson-Stevens Act Needs Work.
5. Letter from former directors of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Fisheries Service.
6. Letter from West Coast fishermen and marine-related businesses on H.R. 1335.
7. Conservation community letter opposing H.R. 1335.
8. Letter from Mid-Atlantic anglers opposing H.R. 1335.
9. Letter from executive chefs and owners of sustainable seafood restaurants from around the country.
10. Letter from the Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations (PCFFA) opposing H.R. 1335.
11. Alliance of Gulf of Mexico Business Owners letter.
12. Alliance of California Business Owners letter.