{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://jones.house.gov/press-release/jones-calls-administration-fight-bluefin-tuna-quota-increase", "JONES CALLS ON ADMINISTRATION TO FIGHT FOR BLUEFIN TUNA QUOTA INCREASE", "2014-10-31", "2014", "2014-10", "Republican", "House", "NC", "Walter Jones", "J000255", "jones.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Greenville, NC \u2013 Today, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) called on the Obama administration to stand up for U.S. fishermen and fight for an increase in quota for western Atlantic bluefin tuna.\u00a0 The issue will be decided at the upcoming meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) \u2013 the international body which manages Atlantic bluefin tuna stocks.\u00a0 The meeting will take place November 10 - 17 in Genoa, Italy.\u00a0\nFor decades U.S. fishermen have been living under depressed quota levels in order to help rebuild the stock.\u00a0 However, last month ICCAT scientists released new data showing that western bluefin stocks are more than twice the size suggested in previous assessments and are now more than rebuilt.\u00a0\u00a0 They also concluded that the western Atlantic quota could be increased from the existing 1,750 metric tons to up to 2,250 metric tons without hurting the stock.\u00a0 In a letter sent today, Jones urged U.S. fisheries administrators to \u201cfollow the science and do all you can at the November ICCAT meeting to secure an increase in the western bluefin quota to 2,200 metric tons.\u201d\n\u201cAfter years of steep quota reductions, U.S. bluefin tuna fishermen have more than done their part,\u201d said Congressman Jones.\u00a0 \u201cThe economic costs to them, their families, and the communities they support have been severe.\u00a0 Now that science shows the stock is fully rebuilt, that sacrifice should not go unrewarded.\u201d\nRead Congressman Jones' letter below.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["http://jones.house.gov/press-release/jones-calls-administration-fight-bluefin-tuna-quota-increase"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.968323951587081, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}