Descending Device and Venting Tool for the Direct Enhancement of Snapper Conservation and the Economy through Novel Devices Act of 2020 (DESCEND Act)
Descending Device and Venting Tool for the Direct Enhancement of Snapper Conservation and the Economy through Novel Devices Act of 2020 (DESCEND Act)
The DESCEND Act was signed on January 13, 2021, by President Trump and became effective on January 13, 2022. It added a new section 321 to the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, which requires commercial and recreational fishermen to possess a venting tool or descending device that is rigged and ready for use when fishing for reef fish in the Gulf of Mexico Exclusive Economic Zone. The DESCEND Act defines both venting tools and descending devices. This action clarifies the statutory definitions for these devices.
U.S. Senate Sends DESCEND Act to President Trump's Desk
REI VPA-HIP Report_FINAL 11-3-2020
DESCEND Act to help red snapper in Gulf of Mexico
Gulf of Mexico Reef Fish-focused DESCEND Act Signed Into Law; Set
U.S. Senate Sends DESCEND Act to President Trump's Desk
Amendment 2 to the FMPs for PR, STX, STT/STJ: Trawl and Net Gear
Technology - SeaQualizer
Potential changes to saltwater fishing regulations - Texas Farm Bureau
Bottom Fishing Now Requires Fish Descending Device Or Venting Tool
Descending Devices - CoastwatchCoastwatch
Technology - SeaQualizer
Fish Rules: DESCEND Act in effect Jan 13th, 2022
media – Page 4 – CSP
Bipartisan Effort Drops a Lifeline to Fish Reeled Up from the Deep
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