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S 2880 · in committee · niche

Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025

What this bill does

  • This bill authorizes the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to expand its program tagging hatchery fish in the Great Lakes to distinguish them from wild populations.
  • State, tribal, and federal fish management agencies use the collected data to guide fisheries decisions and restoration efforts.
  • The bill allows FWS to purchase tagging equipment and hire additional staff to scale up the existing program started in 2010.

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    How would expanding fish tagging in the Great Lakes help fisheries managers distinguish between hatchery and wild fish populations when making restoration decisions?

  2. 02

    What are the potential costs of hiring additional staff and purchasing tagging equipment, and who would bear those expenses?

  3. 03

    How might increased tagging data change the way state, tribal, and federal agencies currently manage Great Lakes fisheries?

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Gary C. Peters

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Introduced 2025-09-18

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-09-18 · senate · IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

  2. 2025-09-18 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

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