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 PUBLIC LAW 100-22—APR. 10, 1987 Public Law 100-22 100th Congress

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101 STAT. 267.

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Joint Resolution To authorize and request the President to issue a proclamation designating June 1 through June 7, 1987 as "National Fishing Week".

Whereas the United States Bureau of the Census reported that fiftyfour million residents of our country participated in sport fishing in 1980; Whereas sport fishing is a family oriented, outdoor, recreational activity that provides therapeutic rewards and enjoyment to people of all ages; Whereas the demands for goods and services by sport fishing participants is estimated to generate $25,000,000,000 in economic activity and employment for an estimated six hundred thousand individuals in 1985; Whereas the commercial fishing industry annually employs an estimated three hundred thousand individuals and lands over six billion pounds of seafood worth over $2,400,000,000 in direct sales; Whereas sport and commercial fishing provide an excellent source of healthful protein-rich food; Whereas fishing promotes respect for our Nation's marine, estuarine, and fresh waters, and their associated plant and animal communities; and Whereas our country's league of fishing enthusiasts represent a constituency that seeks to prevent the degradation of our Nation's diverse aquatic habitats: Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. That the President is requested and authorized to issue a proclamation designating June 1 through June 7, 1987, as "National Fishing Week" and calling upon Federal, State, and local government agencies, and the people of the United States to observe the week with appropriate programs and activities. Approved April 10, 1987.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S.J. Res. 18: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 133 (1987): Mar. 20, considered ar^d passed Senate. Mar. 31, considered and passed House.

Apr. 10, 1987 [S.J. Res. 18]

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