What's happening
This bill extends the state's authority to manage blueback herring until December 31, 2029.
Why it matters
Continues state-level management of blueback herring, a fish species important to New York's river and coastal ecosystems, particularly relevant to communities along the Hudson River and Long Island Sound where these fish are found.
Affects commercial and recreational fishers by maintaining current conservation rules and restrictions for several more years, which could impact local fishing practices and related livelihoods.
Signals ongoing concern about the population health of blueback herring, as the extension delays any transfer of regulatory authority or relaxation of protections, prioritizing ecological sustainability over immediate economic interests.
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Who cares
Environmental Conservation Agencies
The New York Department of Environmental Conservation and similar bodies care because this bill extends their authority to manage blueback herring populations, crucial for ecosystem protection and species recovery.
Commercial and Recreational Fishermen
These stakeholders are directly affected by regulations on blueback herring harvesting, as extended management could mean continued restrictions or permit requirements.
Conservation and Environmental Advocacy Groups
Organizations focused on protecting aquatic biodiversity and river health will be interested in the extended protections for blueback herring.
Local Communities and Economies
Towns and businesses along rivers where blueback herring migrate may care due to potential impacts on local recreation, tourism, and cultural practices linked to fishing.
Headline styles
Extend Blueback Herring Protections
Plain English, a few words. Used as the page title.
Sponsors
Assembly Member · Assembly District 59
No co-sponsors yet.
History
- Substituted by S10041
- Ordered to third reading rules cal.195
- Rules report cal.195
- Reported
- Reported referred to rules
- Referred to environmental conservation
Companion bill
The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.
Extend Herring Management
Signed by Governor · Sponsor Jessica Scarcella-Spanton
Full text
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STATE OF NEW YORK
11354
IN ASSEMBLY
May 13, 2026
Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Williams) -- (at request of the Department of Environmental Conservation) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to extending the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage blueback herring
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Paragraph g of subdivision 1 of section 13-0339-a of the environmental conservation law, as amended by chapter 313 of the laws of 2023, is amended to read as follows:
g. blueback herring (Alosa aestivalis) until December thirty-first, two thousand [twenty-six] twenty-nine,
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD15007-01-6
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