[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 251 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 251

 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.


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                   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

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                               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
    Resolved, 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.
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