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  • H. R. 1124, also known as the "Help Our Kelp Act of 2025," requires the Secretary of Commerce to start a grant program to help conserve, restore, and manage kelp forests. The goal is to support and restore natural kelp ecosystems without commercial harvesting. Grants will be...

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    The "Help Our Kelp Act of 2025" is a plan to give money to people and groups who want to help save and take care of underwater kelp forests, making sure they stay healthy for the future.

  • The Forage Fish Conservation Act of 2024 (H. R. 9821) aims to improve the management and conservation of forage fish, which play a crucial role in marine ecosystems as a food source for larger predators. The bill proposes amendments to the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery...

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    The Forage Fish Conservation Act of 2024 (H. R. 9821) is trying to take better care of little fish in the ocean because they are important food for bigger fish. It wants to make sure there are rules to protect these small fish so that sea creatures can stay healthy and balanced.

  • 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.

  • H. R. 664, titled the β€œAmerican Seabed Protection Act,” aims to prohibit certain mining activities on the deep seabed and the Outer Continental Shelf. The bill cites several concerns about the negative environmental impacts of these activities, such as potential harm to marine ecosystems and...

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    H. R. 664 is a rule that wants to stop certain kinds of digging for minerals in the ocean to protect the sea animals and plants. They still want to allow scientists to study the ocean, but they also want some really smart people to make a big report about how this digging affects the ocean.

  • H.R. 663 is a bill introduced in the House of Representatives to oppose permitting and funding deep seabed mining. The bill highlights concerns about the risks that deep seabed mining poses to marine ecosystems and underscores the current lack of adequate scientific...

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    H.R. 663 is a rule that says people should not dig in the deep sea because it might hurt ocean animals until everyone agrees on safe rules. The rule wants the President to tell other countries to wait until the sea is safe.