Leon Panetta actually said...

I think the reason we were able to get such a large consensus (to support a sanctuary) was that I made it clear the sanctuary wasn't going to represent a whole new bureaucracy imposing regulations on fishermen.

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Panetta emphasized the importance of not imposing new regulations on fishermen to gain support for the sanctuary.

03/15/2003

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