TBF Supports Coastal Resilience in the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska
The Billfish Foundation recently endorsed the Conservation of America’s Shoreline Terrain and Aquatic Life (COASTAL) Act and the Opening Federal Financial Sharing to Heighten Opportunities for Renewable Energy (OFFSHORE) Act. Legislation proposed by U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski (Alaska), Dan Sullivan (Alaska), Bill Cassidy (Louisiana), John Kennedy (Louisiana), Doug Jones (Alabama), and Roger Wicker (Mississippi). The legislation strives to increase revenue distribution from offshore energy production to habitat restoration and coastal resilience in the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska. The COASTAL Act would reform the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (GOMESA) to ensure a more equitable spread of offshore
