Policy Letters Archive

AFS Urges Passage of Bipartisan Resilient Coasts and Estuaries Act

March 13, 2024 The Honorable Cliff BentzChairHouse Natural Resources CommitteeSubcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and FisheriesUnited States House of Representatives409 Cannon House Office BuildingWashington, D.C. 20515 The Honorable Jared HuffmanRanking MemberHouse Natural Resources CommitteeSubcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and FisheriesUnited States House of Representatives2445 Rayburn House Office BuildingWashington, D.C. 20515 Dear Chairman Bentz and Ranking Member Huffman, The undersigned hunting, fishing, and conservation organizations, and professional societies write to share our support for the bipartisan Resilient Coasts and Estuaries Act (H.R.6841) and

March 27, 2024

AFS Urges Removal of Lower Snake River Dams to House Committee

December 23, 2023 Chairman Cliff BentzSubcommittee on Water, Oceans and WildlifeCommittee on Natural ResourcesU.S. House of Representatives Ranking Member Jared HuffmanSubcommittee on Water, Oceans and WildlifeCommittee on Natural ResourcesU.S. House of Representatives Re: Examining the Biden Administration’s Efforts to Eliminate the Pacific Northwest’s Clean Energy Production Dear Chairman Bentz and Ranking Member Huffman: On behalf of the American Fisheries Society (AFS), we submit this information for the record in follow-up to the December 12 hearing of the Water, Wildlife and

January 8, 2024

AFS Urges Ballast Water Management for Great Lakes Shipping to Limit Spread of Invasive Species

December 18, 2023 Mr. Jack FaulkOceans, Wetlands, and Communities Division, Office of Water (4504T)Environmental Protection Agency1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NWWashington, DC 20460 In re: EPA–HQ–OW–2019–0482 (EPA standards of performance under the Vessel Incidental Discharge Act) Dear Mr. Faulk: The American Fisheries Society and the Great Lakes Fishery Commission together provide the following comments about the EPA’s proposed ballast water rule (Proposed Rule), published on October 18, 2023 pursuant to the Vessel Incidental Discharge Act (VIDA). Founded in 1870, the American

December 18, 2023

AFS Supports Removal of Snake River Dams

August 9, 2023 Ms. Brenda Mallory Chair Council on Environmental Quality 722 Jackson Place, NW Washington, DC 20503 Via regulations.gov Re: Columbia River Salmon and Other Native Fish, Docket No. CEQ-2023-0002 Dear Chair Mallory: On behalf of the American Fisheries Society (AFS), we thank you for the opportunity to submit comments supporting a long-term strategy to restore Columbia River basin salmon and other native, migratory fish populations to healthy and harvestable abundance levels. AFS is a scientific organization of over

August 10, 2023

More than 160 Organizations Call for Passage of Recovering Americas Wildlife Act

April 17, 2023 The Honorable Chuck Schumer Majority Leader United States Senate The Honorable Mitch McConnell Minority Leader United States Senate Dear Majority Leader Schumer and Minority Leader McConnell, Our coalition of diverse organizations, businesses, professional societies, state fish and wildlife agencies, and tribal nations collectively represent millions of Americans. We are writing to express our thanks for your leadership on this bill and respectfully request that you support and advance the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act (S.1149) toward passage in

April 20, 2023

AFS Calls for More Coordination of Planning and Implementation of Infrastructure Improvements for Fish Passage

April 14, 2023 Mr. Mitch Landrieu Senior Advisor and Infrastructure Implementation Coordinator The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20500 Ms. Shalanda D. Young Director Office of Management and Budget 1650 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20503 Ms. Brenda Mallory Chair Council on Environmental Quality 1650 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20501 Re: Coordination of Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) Fish Passage Funding Dear Mr. Landrieu, Ms. Young, and Ms. Mallory: The undersigned hunting, fishing, wildlife conservation, landowner organizations,

April 20, 2023

Policy Letters Archive

Recent News

About

Quick Links

Contact