Lawmakers Introduce QUAHOGS Act to Study Eastern Seaboard Shellfish Declines
A pair of US Senators introduced a bill focused on understanding the decline of quahogs (hard shell clams) and other shellfish species along the East Coast of the country.
The Quantifying Uncertainty and Action to Help Optimize Growth of Shellfish (QUAHOGS) Act, introduced by US Senators Tim Scott (R-SC) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), would develop a research task force comprised of federal agency representatives, fishery management councils, state agency representatives, industry leaders, scientists, and other stakeholders to better understand what is fueling the shellfish population decreases...
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