Search Results: keywords:"hatchery-produced fish"

  • H. R. 7166 — To establish the Great Lakes Mass Marking Program, and for other purposes.
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    Status:Introduced in House
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    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...

    Simple Explanation

    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.

  • S. 3484 — To establish the Great Lakes Mass Marking Program, and for other purposes.
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    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:1,025

    S. 3484 aims to create the Great Lakes Mass Marking Program within the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to help manage fish populations in the Great Lakes. The program will use technology to tag hatchery-produced fish to track their numbers, study their impact, and balance them...

    Simple Explanation

    The bill is about starting a new program to put tiny marks on fish in the Great Lakes, like putting name tags on them, to help keep track of how many there are and make sure there's a good balance between fish from hatcheries and ones born in the wild. It plans to work with lots of different fish experts and has $5 million each year for five years to get the job done.