A resolution recognizing 2019 as the International Year of the Salmon, a framework of collaboration across the Northern Hemisphere to sustain and recover salmon stocks through research, partnerships, and public action.

Bill: 116-sres-251
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]
Introduced: 2019-06-13
Policy area: Animals
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays

Fishes

Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Latest action: action_date: 2019-06-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text: CR S3483)

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-06-13
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This resolution recognizes 2019 as the International Year of the Salmon, a unique, hemispheric-level collaboration bringing people together in order to ensure that healthy wild salmon populations persist into the future.</p>

tv_txt: III 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. RES. 251 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 13, 2019 Ms. Murkowski (for herself, Ms. Collins , Mr. Sullivan , Mr. King , Mr. Wyden , Mr. Merkley , Mrs. Murray , and Ms. Cantwell ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation RESOLUTION Recognizing 2019 as the International Year of the Salmon, a framework of collaboration across the Northern Hemisphere to sustain and recover salmon stocks through research, partnerships, and public action.

Whereas salmon are a vital resource, providing communities with cultural and social value, food security, and economic opportunity; Whereas salmon are critically important to marine and aquatic ecosystems and indicators of the health of rivers and oceans that people, fish, and wildlife depend on; Whereas salmon can be vulnerable to impacts from human interference, including development pressures and climate change; Whereas drawing on science, Indigenous knowledge, and the experience of fishers, policy makers, resource managers, and others is essential to conserve salmon; Whereas people from all walks of life can learn about the value of salmon and support salmon conservation; and Whereas salmon migrations span national boundaries, and collaborating and sharing knowledge across borders is critical to sustaining salmon stocks: Now, therefore, be it

That the Senate recognizes 2019 as the International Year of the Salmon, a unique, hemispheric-level collaboration bringing people together in order to ensure that healthy wild salmon populations persist into the future.