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Marco Rubio: “I believe that there is one fundamental need that requires immediate attention by both stakeholders, NOAA, and Members…”

On the recordMarch 18, 2013
I believe that there is one fundamental need that requires immediate attention by both stakeholders, NOAA, and Members of Congress, and that's the need to increase the frequency, the accuracy, and the validity of the science that we use as the basis for every single fishery management decision.
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Marco Rubio
Republican · Florida

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Rubio calls for improved scientific data for fishery management decisions.

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