National Audubon Society: New Legislation Aims to Protect Tiny Fish Vital to Seabirds
December 18, 2020
December 18, 2020
NEW YORK, Dec. 18 -- The National Audubon Society issued the following news on Dec. 17:
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) introduced a bill that will help protect forage fish--small fish like anchovies that serve as the primary food source for seabirds, larger fish, and other marine life. The Forage Fish Conservation Act will amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, the primary law that governs ocean fish management in U.S. federal waters, to recognize for th . . .
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) introduced a bill that will help protect forage fish--small fish like anchovies that serve as the primary food source for seabirds, larger fish, and other marine life. The Forage Fish Conservation Act will amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, the primary law that governs ocean fish management in U.S. federal waters, to recognize for th . . .