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  • S. RES. 573 commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Boldt decision of 1974. This resolution highlights the historical importance of the Boldt decision, which confirmed that Native American tribes in the Northwest have treaty rights to fish in their traditional areas and can...

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    S. RES. 573 is a way for the Senate to say "thank you" to an old court decision that said Native American tribes are allowed to fish and share half of the fish in their areas, while also caring for salmon, which are very important to their culture.

  • H.R. 4051, also known as the “SHARKED Act,” aims to address issues related to shark depredation. The bill requires the Secretary of Commerce to create a task force that will focus on identifying critical needs concerning shark interactions, improving coordination between...

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    The bill wants to create a special team to understand better how sharks are affecting fishing and to help figure out ways for people and sharks to get along without trouble. It will include different experts to study and share ideas about helping sharks and people fish safely together.

  • H. R. 4051, titled the "SHARKED Act," aims to address shark depredation by directing the Secretary of Commerce to create a task force. This task force will comprise experts and representatives from various relevant sectors, and its duties include improving coordination...

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    H.R. 4051 invites the Secretary of Commerce to create a group to figure out how to stop sharks from messing with fishing, helping people and sharks get along better.

  • H.R. 4051, also known as the SHARKED Act, directs the Secretary of Commerce to establish a task force to address shark depredation, which is when sharks bite or damage fishing gear and catch. This task force will include representatives from Regional Fishery...

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    H.R. 4051 is a bill that wants to make a special team to help stop sharks from biting fishing tools too much, by getting fish experts and scientists to work together and figure out better ways to handle this problem.

  • S. 3889, known as the “Modernizing Access to Our Public Oceans Act,” aims to improve how information about federal waterways and fishing restrictions is shared with the public. It directs the Secretary of Commerce to create and maintain standardized geospatial data for these waterways,...

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    The "Modernizing Access to Our Public Oceans Act" is about making maps and information on places you can go have fun on the water like fishing or kayaking, easy to find and use online. It's like having a website that shows where you can play on the water and what's safe to do there, and it tries to keep everything up-to-date, like how your favorite game always gets new updates.

  • S. 3672, known as the “Supporting Healthy Interstate Fisheries in Transition Act” or the “SHIFT Act,” aims to improve the management of fisheries in the United States by adapting to changing ocean conditions, including the impacts of climate change. It amends existing laws to ensure that...

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    The SHIFT Act is a plan to help keep fish healthy in the ocean as the world changes by making sure we look at how the climate is affecting them, and it also ensures that new fishing tools are safe for the environment.

  • H.R. 7166 seeks to establish the Great Lakes Mass Marking Program within the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. This program aims to tag hatchery-produced fish to help manage fish populations in the Great Lakes. By collaborating with Federal, State, and Tribal fish...

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    H.R. 7166 is about a program to put special tags on fish that are born in fish hatcheries near the Great Lakes, so scientists can understand and take better care of the fish in those big lakes using the data from the tags. The program will spend money each year, like up to $5 million, to do this until 2029.

  • The bill titled "Sustaining America's Fisheries for the Future Act of 2024" aims to reauthorize and amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. It focuses on promoting climate resilience in fisheries management, supporting fishing communities, and improving...

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    The bill is like a big plan to keep oceans healthy and full of fish by changing some rules. It wants to make sure we think about how the planet is changing when we take care of fish and where they live, but it needs clearer ideas on how to spend the money wisely.