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Ted Stevens: “The whole purpose of the Act is to protect our fisheries and have a conservation ethic to be the major goal.”

On the recordFebruary 26, 2014
The whole purpose of the Act is to protect our fisheries and have a conservation ethic to be the major goal.
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Ted Stevens

Editor's note · Context

Senator Stevens emphasized the primary goal of the MSA is fisheries protection and conservation.

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