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AL HB434
Bill
Status
Introduced
4/9/2024
Primary Sponsor
Mike Shaw
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AI Summary
- Designates the Alabama shad (Alosa alabamae) as the official state migratory fish of Alabama
- Recognizes the Alabama shad as a clupeid fish native to the eastern United States found in Gulf Coast river systems from the Mississippi River to the Suwannee River
- Highlights the species' ecological importance in transferring nutrients between saltwater and freshwater ecosystems and serving as a host fish for freshwater mussels, particularly the elephant-ear mussel
- Notes that Alabama shad populations have been extirpated from much of their historical habitat due to instream obstacles, threatening dependent mussel species in rivers like the Cahaba
- Act becomes effective October 1, 2024
Legislative Description
State symbols; designate the Alabama shad as the official state migratory fish of Alabama.
State & State Officers
Last Action
Currently Indefinitely Postponed
5/7/2024
Committee Referrals
State Government4/9/2024
Full Bill Text
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