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Jan 05, 2022 | referred to environmental conservation |
Mar 10, 2021 | referred to environmental conservation |
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S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6136 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y March 10, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. WOERNER -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to trout stocking practices of the department of environmental conservation THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "healthy coldwater fisheries act". § 2. Legislative findings. 1. New York state has a rich history as a freshwater sports fishing destination. In particular, coldwater trout fisheries, such as the West branch of the Ausable river and the Beaver- kill river, are cited as birthplaces of modern trout fishing. Further- more, New York has the second highest number of anglers in the United States. Our state's fisheries generate $2.7 billion in revenues, each year. 2. Climate change and habitat degradation pose imminent threats to the viability of these fisheries and the local economies dependent upon them. Specifically, increases in peak water temperatures cause fish mortality, and over time, marginalize once-viable trout habitat. 3. Current state hatchery stocking practices have not kept pace with other states in the northeastern United States, whom have developed brood stocks of trout from holdover and wild stream-bred trout with higher thermal tolerances. As a result, many in-state fishermen increas- ingly seek out-of-state fishing opportunities. 4. Modernizing trout stocking practices would likely decrease burdens on state hatcheries, by producing trout with greater survival character- istics. 5. Under the aegis of the department of environmental conservation, there is merit and value in establishing modern hatchery practices to ensure the future health of our coldwater fisheries. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08354-01-1