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Jeffrey Powers testifies about cormorants and Northern Michigan fishing, 2009

Also Jeffrey Powers cormorant testimony March 26 2009

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TypeEvent
Date2009-03-26
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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2009-03-26
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Legal proceeding
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Summary

The April issue reported that Dr. Jeffrey Powers, accompanied by Senator Jason Allen, testified before the Michigan Hunting, Fishing, and Outdoor Recreation committee on March 26 about cormorant impacts on the Northern Michigan fishing industry.

Evidence limits

The brief report does not provide testimony text, committee action, scientific measurements, or a resulting policy decision.

Sources

See the sources block above.

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, April 2009, report accompanying "The Elders Speak."
    Identifies Dr. Jeffrey Powers, with Senator Jason Allen, as testifying about cormorant impacts on Northern Michigan fishing before the Hunting, Fishing, and Outdoor Recreation committee on March 26. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2009-04_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the testimony report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2009-04_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “Jeffrey Powers testifies about cormorants and Northern Michigan fishing, 2009”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-cormorant-fishing-testimony-2009/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 2009, report accompanying "The Elders Speak." (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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