Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act

It keeps Great Lakes Basin monitoring, assessment, and research authorized for five more years instead of allowing the program to expire after 2025.

What the law does ​

• Extends federal funding authority for Great Lakes Basin monitoring, assessment, and research through 2030.
• Changes the program’s expiration year from 2025 to 2030.

Who it affects ​

• Researchers and organizations involved in studying and monitoring the Great Lakes Basin.
• Great Lakes communities and fishery stakeholders who rely on information about basin conditions.

Breakdown ​

Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act ​

This law extends federal funding authority for monitoring, assessing, and researching the Great Lakes Basin through 2030. It continues an existing program that otherwise would have expired after 2025.

Key takeaways

• Federal funding authority for Great Lakes Basin monitoring, assessment, and research is extended through 2030.
• The law changes the prior expiration year from 2025 to 2030.
• The law was approved on December 26, 2025.