Oyster Conservation Act
- Last Action
- 6/22/2021
Actions
- 2021-06-22Committee Hearings Held.
- 2021-06-17Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
- 2021-06-14Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- 2021-06-14Introduced in House
- 2021-06-14Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-06-14 (00)
Oyster Conservation Act
This bill directs the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to provide grants to certain entities, including the academic community and seafood industry, to conduct research on the conservation, restoration, or management of oysters in estuarine ecosystems.
Grant awards may not exceed 85% of the research project's total cost unless NOAA waives such requirement. Additionally, NOAA must ensure that grant funding is apportioned according to the historic baseline (i.e., the estimated population of oysters in an estuary in 1850) oyster population of each estuary of the United States.
Subjects
- Aquatic ecology
- Chesapeake Bay
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Research administration and funding
- Seafood
- Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
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