What's happening
This bill extends the state's authority to manage Atlantic herring until the end of 2029.
Why it matters
Impacts commercial and recreational fishers. along New York’s Atlantic coast by ensuring state-level management of Atlantic herring continues, potentially affecting catch limits, licensing, and local industry regulations.
Allows the Department of Environmental Conservation to respond to local conditions. (like changes in herring populations or ecosystem needs) rather than deferring to federal management, which can mean more tailored and timely conservation or economic decisions for New York waters.
Represents a maintenance of current regulatory authority. rather than a shift in policy, but the extension through 2029 provides stability for long-term planning for businesses, conservationists, and communities that depend on Atlantic herring.
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Who cares
Commercial and Recreational Fishermen
They depend on clear rules for harvesting Atlantic herring; management decisions directly affect their livelihoods and fishing practices.
Seafood Industry
Processors, distributors, and retailers who rely on Atlantic herring as a product have an interest in stable, sustainable supplies.
Environmental and Conservation Groups
Organizations focused on marine conservation care about the continuation of state authority to manage fish populations to ensure ecosystem health.
State and Local Government Agencies
The Department of Environmental Conservation and related agencies are responsible for enforcing regulations and managing marine resources, so the extension of their authority is critical for fulfilling their mandates.
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Extend Herring Management Powers
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Sponsors
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History
- Substituted by S10039
- Ordered to third reading rules cal.207
- Rules report cal.207
- 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 Authority
Signed by Governor · Sponsor Monica Martinez
Full text
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STATE OF NEW YORK
11441
IN ASSEMBLY
May 15, 2026
Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Simon) -- (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 Atlantic herring
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Paragraph d of subdivision 1 of section 13-0339-a of the environmental conservation law, as amended by chapter 340 of the laws of 2023, is amended to read as follows:
d. Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) 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.
LBD15002-01-6
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