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On the recordSeptember 17, 2018
they are compelled to throw back perfectly good fish that they catch as a result of quotas that are based on totally obsolete, out-of-touch limits
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Richard Blumenthal
Democratic · Connecticut

Editor's note · Context

Blumenthal criticizes fishing quotas that force fishermen to discard usable catch.

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