SB3579Introduced in the Senate
Bycatch Reduction and Research Act of 2025
Introduced by Dan Sullivan, District AK
What does this bill do?
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Official description
A bill to address data and research gaps to improve marine environmental data collection, particularly in the Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands, and Gulf of Alaska, prioritize technology that supports research, bycatch reduction, and marine benthic habitat in Alaska fisheries, advance and streamline electronic monitoring and electronic reporting in United States fisheries, and establish a fund to provide financial assistance for fishermen purchasing gear and technology aimed at reducing bycatch and marine benthic habitat contact from trawl fishing gear.
Where it stands
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
December 18, 2025
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Bill history
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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