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12 Barry L. Env't & Earth L.J. 1 (2022)

handle is hein.journals/earjujo12 and id is 1 raw text is: CONGRESS INVESTS IN A NEW GENERATION: THE FUTURE OF COMMERCIAL FISHING IS SUPPORTED BY THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE YOUNG FISHERMEN'S DEVELOPMENT ACT Shayla Alltop* I. INTRODUCTION On January 5, 2021, the United States of America made a pledge unlike ever before to the future of those entering the commercial fishing industry for years to come. In response to a critical need for more young men and women to enter this industry, members of Congress, such as the late Representative Don Young of Alaska, spent nearly two years from the date the legislation was introduced in the United States House of Representatives putting in the effort and endurance to urge Congress to allocate funds in support of this issue.1 This need has been characterized as a phenomenon known as the graying of the fleet in which older generations who support the needs of the fishing industry are not being balanced upon retirement from this sector with a sufficient number of young entrants to take their places.2 Optimistically, one answer to this problem has been established through what is known as the Young Fishermen's Development Act (hereinafter the * Shayla Alltop, Juris Doctor Candidate Spring 2024, Barry University School of Law. 1 Laine Welch, FISH FACTOR: Wild Alaskan making major gains through digital, ALASKA JOURNAL OF COMMERCE (Dec. 16, 2020, 9:10 AM), https://www. alaskajournal.com/2020-12-16/fish-factor-wild-alaskan-making- major-gains-through-digital; Congress.gov, H.R. 1240 - Young Fishermen 's Development Act, https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house- bill/1240/actions. 2 Graying of the Fleet in Alaska's Fisheries: Defining the Problem and Assessing Alternatives, SEA GRANT, https://seagrant.uaf.edu/research/projects/summary.php?id=1002 (last visited Jan. 29, 2022).

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