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Sam Farr: The only way to protect these industries and ocean-users and their contributions to the national economy is to reduce…

On the recordDecember 14, 2011
The only way to protect these industries and ocean-users and their contributions to the national economy is to reduce the amount of marine debris in the environment.
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Sam Farr
Democratic · California

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Farr emphasizes the need to reduce marine debris for economic protection.

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