WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries released the following testimony by Richard Merrick, former chief science advisor and director of scientific programs at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries, from a July 21, 2026, hearing on the Whale Collision Hazard Avoidance, Research, and Tracking Solutions Act (H.R. 7332) and Northwest Endangered Salmon Predation Prevention Act (H.R. 9621):

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