[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 353 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 353

         Designating August 2021 as ``National Catfish Month''.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

              August 11 (legislative day, August 10), 2021

 Mr. Wicker (for himself, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Tuberville, 
    Mr. Cruz, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. 
Warnock, and Mr. Shelby) submitted the following resolution; which was 
                        considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
         Designating August 2021 as ``National Catfish Month''.

Whereas the Catfish Institute recognizes August to be National Catfish Month;
Whereas the States of Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas 
        recognize August to be National Catfish Month;
Whereas the States of Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Tennessee embody the 
        Channel Catfish as their State Fish;
Whereas the farm-raised catfish industry in the United States employs nearly 
        10,000 people and contributes more than $4,000,000,000 to the economy of 
        the United States;
Whereas the United States has 89,400 surface water acres used for catfish 
        production in 2021, and catfish growers in the United States had 
        $371,000,000 in sales during 2020;
Whereas the average catfish farmer produces 5,000 pounds of catfish per acre;
Whereas 99 percent of all United States farm-raised catfish are grown in 
        Alabama, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, 
        Missouri, North Carolina, and Texas;
Whereas catfish is the largest farm-raised seafood product, by weight, in the 
        United States, representing more than 50 percent of the United States 
        aquaculture industry;
Whereas United States farm-raised catfish are consistently high quality and, 
        unlike ocean-caught fish, are available all-year long;
Whereas United States farm-raised catfish are a sustainable and environmentally 
        friendly seafood product;
Whereas catfish is a lean fish and an excellent source of protein; and
Whereas catfish is a versatile fish in cuisine of the United States, with a 
        myriad of regional and national recipes to be enjoyed by all people of 
        the United States: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) designates August 2021 as ``National Catfish Month'';
            (2) recognizes the contributions of all workers, past and 
        present, that produce, process, and provide catfish for the 
        people of the United States; and
            (3) recognizes that purchasing United States farm-raised 
        catfish supports farmers, jobs, and the economy of the United 
        States.
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