Secretary Norton to Announce Proposal to List Snakehead Fish as Injurious Species

WASHINGTON -- Secretary of the Interior Gale Norton will hold a news conference on Tuesday, July 23, 2002, to discuss a proposal to list 28 species of snakehead fish as injurious species in the United States. The news conference will be held at the Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., at 1:30 p.m. in Room 5160.

The listing of a species as injurious under the Lacey Act prohibits importation and interstate transportation, unless a special permit is granted. The national implications of the potential spread of snakeheads will be discussed.

Who: Gale Norton, Secretary of the Interior
           Eric Schwaab, Director of Fisheries,
           Maryland Department of Natural Resources                                   

What: News conference to announce the department's proposal to list 28 species
            of snakehead fish as an injurious species in the United States

Where: Department of the Interior, 1849 C St. NW, Washington,  D.C.
               Location: Room 5160 

When: Tuesday, July 23, 2002, at 1:30 p.m.

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