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Sullivan's trawl bycatch bill clears a U.S. Senate committee
By Liz Ruskin
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Vote count, industry joint statement, floor and House timing
Original reporting on the committee vote, including the pollock associations' joint statement.
Retrieved Sep 19, 2026. Original historical capture has not been verified.
Where it connects
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- Evidence forThe Bycatch Reduction Act has cleared a Senate committee and is not law. The US Senate Commerce Committee advanced it on September 16, 2026. It would set a performance standard for mid-water trawl gear, require seafloor-contact detection and salmon excluder devices, and mandate council transparency. It needs the full Senate, then the House, then a signature, and the House was in recess until after the November 2026 election.Explore this claim →
- Evidence forThree pollock industry associations argue that fishing higher in the water column would raise salmon bycatch. Their joint statement said moving pollock fishing higher 'will increase encounters with salmon.' It said fishing longer to catch the same pollock means more time on the water and higher bycatch rates.Explore this claim →