,,iii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #fdi  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #ah1 #bjbd,mr4 
,wel* submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,environm5t 
& ,public ,works  ,,resolution  ,rais+  
aw>5ess ( lake /urgeon 7,acip5s]        
fulvesc5s74  ,:]eas lake /urgeon are "o 
( ! l>ge/ ,nor? ,am]ican fre%wat] fi% & 
c live = #aej ye>s or long]2 ,:]eas lake
 /urgeon are consid]$ liv+ fossils1 z _!
 l9eage dates back to ! "t ( d9osaurs1  
mak+ !m "o ( ! olde/ fi% species /ill 9 
exi/5ce2 ,:]eas lake /urgeon are sl[ to 
reproduce z !y may n spawn until !y are 
#ae to #be ye>s old & !y only spawn e #d
 ye>s on av]age2 ,:]eas lake /urgeon are
 f\nd across ! ,great ,lakes1 nor!a/]n  
,unit$ ,/ates1 & s\!a/]n ,canada2 ,:]eas
 lake /urgeon are bottom-dwell+ fi% t   
require ext5sive areas ( %all[ wat] to  
fe$ on a wide v>iety ( organisms2 ,:]eas
 hi/orical ov]fi%+1 invasive species1 & 
habitat degradation h caus$ decl9es 9 ! 
population ( local lake /urgeon2 ,:]eas 

_m ,/ates li/ lake /urgeon z an         
endang]$1 ?reat5$1 or o!rwise protect$  
species2 ,:]eas lake /urgeon s]ve an    
important role z an indicator ( ecosy/em
 heal?2 ,:]eas lake /urgeon attract !   
att5tion ( ! public because ( _! l>ge   
size & prehi/oric body2 ,:]eas _m ,f$]al
 ag5cies1 ,/ates1 ,tribes1 & local      
communities are collaborat+ on lake     
/urgeon managem5t programs t are        
ree/abli%+ heal?y lake /urgeon          
populations2 & ,:]eas lake /urgeon h    
cultural importance = _m indig5\s       
communities1 repres5t+ a traditional    
food s\rce3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,s5ate
 enc\rages-- 7#a7 cont9u$ collaboration 
among ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 ,tribal1 & o!r     
p>tn]s to manage & increase lake /urgeon
 populations across _! ext5sive range2  
7#b7 cont9u$ ef=ts to id5tify1 protect1 
& re/ore ! habitat ( lake /urgeon2  7#c7
 cont9u$ ef=ts to prev5t & control      
invasive species & re/ore ! reproductive
 habitat ( lake /urgeon2  7#d7 increas$ 
public aw>5ess ( lake /urgeon2 &  7#e7  

education ( angl]s & local communities  
on ! prop] ways to h&le lake /urgeon if 
accid5tally caught4