The Nation - News from June 20, 1986

Coastal state congressmen joined in opposition to a Reagan Administration plan to charge a $10 minimum fee for fishing in the oceans and tidal tributaries. The White House estimated that such user fees could raise $40 million a year. “President Reagan needs to reel in some big bucks, but in this instance he is casting in the wrong pond,” said Rep. Walter B. Jones (D-N.C.), chairman of the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee. Jones was backed by other coastal state lawmakers of both parties.