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Article: Bills threaten Glacier Bay NP: pending legislation invites continued resource extraction. (Glacier Bay National Park; increased commercial fishing)
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- March 1, 1998
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Pending legislation invites continued resource extraction.
Gustavos, Alaska--Two pieces of legislation have been introduced that would perpetuate and expand commercial fishing in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve (NPP). At the same time, the Park Service plans to release regulations that would inhibit the harmful legislation.
Sen. Frank Murkowski (R-Alaska) has submitted two bills to Congress that could negate efforts to preserve the largest marine ecosystem in the National Park System. One bill, S. 1064, would authorize widespread commercial fishing in both the inner bay of the park and along the outer coastline interminably. The bill preempts ongoing ...