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Robert Vance
Policy & Council Correspondent
Reports on the council process, allocation reform, and the road to consensus.
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Policy
Magnuson-Stevens markup clears subcommittee
The reauthorization advances with amendments on data modernization and a contested provision on rebuilding timelines.
By Robert Vance · 1mo ago
Debate
Why for-hire captains are split on electronic reporting
It's not the device, it's what the data gets used for.
By Robert Vance · 1mo ago
Amendment
Amendment 59 allocation revision clears Gulf Council
The sector split moves forward on an 11-6 vote after a long debate.
By Robert Vance · 1mo ago
Policy
Why the recreational catch count stays contested
The data fight that shapes every season-length decision.
By Robert Vance · 2mos ago
Standards
South Atlantic holds for-hire e-reporting standard
The committee tables the measure pending more input.
By Robert Vance · 2mos ago
Explainer
NOAA's data-modernization push, in plain language
What the agency's new survey and reporting investments actually change for the people on the water.
By Robert Vance · 2mos ago
Explainer
Magnuson-Stevens, in plain language
The law that governs U.S. fisheries, decoded.
By Robert Vance · 2mos ago
