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On the recordApril 26, 2012
These park users consider the closures of the most popular and productive fishing waters draconian and based on flimsy, outdated or simply feel-good speculation of perceived benefits.
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Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Republican · Florida

Editor's note · Context

Ros-Lehtinen criticizes the proposed fishing closures as overly restrictive and not based on solid evidence.

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