S.Res. 251 — Introduced in Senate

III 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. RES. 251 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 13, 2019Ms. 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.