More than 90 groups representing a wide array of commercial and recreational interests from across the United States today urged President Biden to use collaborative, inclusive, and science-based approaches to ocean management that support jobs and healthy communities and not to designate marine monuments under the Antiquities Act, which could threaten the economy, jobs, and livelihoods.
The letter, which can be accessed through the hyperlink above, was signed by more than 90 groups representing a wide array of commercial and recreational interests from across the United States. The list of signatories is also included below.
LETTER SIGNATORIES
Agricultural Retailers Association
Alabama Charter Fishing Association
Alabama Gulf Coast Reef & Restoration Foundation
Alaska Chamber
Alaska Groundfish Data Bank
Alaska Miners Association
Alaska Support Industry Alliance
Alaska Trollers Association
Alaska Whitefish Trawlers Association
Alliance of Communities for Sustainable Fisheries
American Farm Bureau Federation
American Petroleum Institute
American Tunaboat Association
At-sea Processors Association
B Cubed Associates LLC (Powder Springs, GA)
Bornstein Seafoods
California Coast Crab Association
California Fisheries and Seafood Institute
California Pelagic Fisheries Association
California Sea Urchin Commission
California Wetfish Producers Association
Catalina Offshore Products
Charter Boat Miss Mary (Mexico Beach, FL)
Coastal Alabama Business Chamber
Destin Charter Boat Association
Destin Charters LLC
Destin FL Charter Boats
Directed Sustainable Fisheries (DSF), Inc.
Due South Adventures
FinSeeker Fishing Charters
Fishing Vessel Owners’ Association
Florida Keys Commercial Fishermen’s Association
Forest Landowners Association
Freezer Longline Coalition
Grand Strand Fishing Alliance
Greg Abrams Seafood (FL)
Groundfish Forum
Gulf Economic Survival Team
Gulf of Mexico Reef Fish Shareholders’ Alliance
Half Hitch Tackle (Destin, Panama City Beach, Port St Joe, FL)
Independent Petroleum Association of America
International Association of Drilling Contractors
International Association of Geophysical Contractors
Intimidator Deep Sea Fishing Charters
LA 1 Coalition
Long Island Commercial Fishing Association
Maine Lobstermen’s Association
Marine Alliances Consulting
Massachusetts Lobstermen’s Association
Mexico Beach Charters
Mexicobeach.bz Inc.
Midwater Trawlers Cooperative
National Agricultural Aviation Association
National Association of Charterboat Operators
National Fisheries Institute
National Ocean Industries Association
National Ocean Policy Coalition
National Onion Association
New Bedford Seafood Consulting
North Carolina Watermen United
North Myrtle Beach Fishing Charters
Northeast Seafood Coalition
Organized Fishermen of Florida
Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations
Pacific Seafood Processors Association
Pacific Whiting Conservation Cooperative
Panama City Boatmen Association
Recreational Fishing Alliance
Recreational Fishing Alliance – Forgotten Coast Chapter
Recreational Fishing Alliance-Oregon State Chapter
Resource Development Council for Alaska
Rhode Island Lobstermen’s Association
Richmond Resources LLC
San Diego Fishermen’s Working Group
Seafood Harvesters of America
Seafreeze Ltd.
Seafreeze Shoreside
Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council
Southeast Alaska Fishermen’s Alliance
Southern Offshore Fishermen’s Association
Southern Shrimp Alliance
Tarpon Dock Seafood (FL)
The American Waterways Operators
The Angler Advocate
United Catcher Boats
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
US Oil & Gas Association
Wahlbee LLC
West Coast Seafood Processors Association
Western Energy Alliance
Western Fishboat Owners Association
