Sen. Capito Bill to Protect Whales, Dolphins, Sea Turtles From Drift Gillnets Unanimously Passes Senate
September 16, 2021
September 16, 2021
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release:
The U.S. Senate unanimously passed the Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act, a bipartisan bill introduced by U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.). The bill would phase out harmful large mesh drift gillnets used in federal waters off the coast of California, which is the only place the nets are still used in the United States.
The U.S. Senate unanimously passed the Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act, a bipartisan bill introduced by U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.). The bill would phase out harmful large mesh drift gillnets used in federal waters off the coast of California, which is the only place the nets are still used in the United States.