Defenders of Wildlife: U.S. Senate Releases CJS Appropriations Bill With $2 Million Increase for Critically Endangered North Atlantic Right Whale Protections
November 11, 2020
November 11, 2020
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- The Defenders of Wildlife issued the following statement on Nov. 10 by Senior Attorney Jane Davenport:
Today, the U.S. Senate released its fiscal year 2021 Commerce, Justice, and Science appropriations bill, increasing funding for monitoring and protecting the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale by $2 million over FY 2020 levels. The additional funds will also help develop and test new anti-entanglement fishing gear technologies. The funding leve . . .
Today, the U.S. Senate released its fiscal year 2021 Commerce, Justice, and Science appropriations bill, increasing funding for monitoring and protecting the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale by $2 million over FY 2020 levels. The additional funds will also help develop and test new anti-entanglement fishing gear technologies. The funding leve . . .