A bill to assist in the conservation of the North Atlantic right whale by supporting and providing financial resources for North Atlantic right whale conservation programs and projects of persons with expertise required for the conservation of North Atlantic right whales, and for other purposes.
About This Bill
Introduced
Latest Action · August 13, 2020
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 519.
Scientific Assistance for Very Endangered North Atlantic Right Whales Act of 2019 or the SAVE Right Whales Act
This bill provides support for the conservation of North Atlantic right whales (Eubalaena glacialis).
Specifically, it requires the Department of Commerce to provide financial assistance for projects designed to reduce the lethal or sub-lethal effects of human activities on such whales.
In addition, Commerce must conduct surveys of plankton on an ongoing basis using a continuous plankton recorder.
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