The FISH Act of 2025 transfers responsibility for protecting migratory fish species from the National Marine Fisheries Service (under the Department of Commerce) to the Secretary of the Interior. Specifically, it gives the Interior Department control over endangered species protections for anadromous fish (those that spawn in fresh or estuarine waters and migrate to the ocean) and catadromous fish (those that spawn in the ocean and migrate to fresh or estuarine waters). The bill allows the Interior Department to reconsider any final decisions made by the Marine Fisheries Service within three years before the transfer takes effect, with requests for reconsideration due within one year of the transfer's completion. All existing permits, licenses, regulations, and ongoing legal proceedings related to these fish species will remain in effect under the new agency, and any lawsuits involving the Commerce Department will continue with the Interior Department substituted as the responsible party.
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