| Briefing Date: | 01/14/2004 |
| Topic: | Atlantic Salmon in Maine |
THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES
National Research Council
Division on Earth and Life Studies
Ocean Studies Board
and
Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology
Committee on Atlantic Salmon in Maine
******
Congressional Briefings
Wednesday, January 14, 2004 -- 10:00 a.m.
227 Hart Senate Office Bldg.
Tuesday, January 20, 2004 -- 10:00 a.m.
437 Cannon House Office Bldg.
And
Friday, January 30, 2004 -- 10:00 a.m.
172 Russell Senate Office Bldg.
on
Atlantic Salmon in Maine
Requested by Congress in PL 106-291, this final report identifies reasons for the depletion of wild Atlantic salmon populations in Maine, and recommends both urgent and long-term steps to aid their recovery. (An interim report was published in 2002.)
These series of briefings were for members of Congress and congressional staff only. The final report was publicly released on January 20, 2004 and can be found, in its entirety, on the Web site of the National Academies Press.
|