Maverick Boat’s Scott Deal Publishes Modern Fish Op-ed in The Hill
On Sunday, Scott Deal, President and CEO of Maverick Boat Group, penned an opinion piece for the Washington, DC publication The Hill, urging Congress to pass the Modern Fish Act before the holidays. The Modern Fish Act is a top priority of the recreational boating industry and is among the policies NMMA is working to get across the finish line before the end of the year.
According to Deal’s op-ed, “Because federal law has never considered the fundamental differences between recreational and commercial fishing practices, federal fisheries management problems facing anglers have been snowballing for decades. Those problems are impediments to participation in sportfishing. How can we engage the next generation of anglers when the federal rules unnecessarily stand in the way?”
The piece continues, “Support for the Modern Fish Act is clear, and after two years of progress, it is time for this Congress to push the bill across the finish line. As Congress works to wrap up its legislative business before the holidays, I hope it will give anglers well-deserved acknowledgment by passing the Modern Fish Act to improve the way America’s fisheries are managed in federal waters.”
The full op-ed is available here: https://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/energy-environment/416162-saltwater-anglers-have-waited-42-years-to-be