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On the recordJuly 31, 1996
Mr. Speaker, the dolphin protection bill has created a great deal of controversy within the environmental community which was, after all, responsible for calling our attention to the serious problem of the slaughter of dolphins by the tuna fishing industry in the first place. If it had not been for several environmental organizations, the public would not have known about the way the dolphins were routinely trapped and killed by the giant nets used by tuna fleets.
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Anthony Beilenson
Democratic · California
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Discussing the International Dolphin Conservation Program Act and its implications for environmental protection.

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