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Porter Goss: “Forty years ago, if we were talking about red tide, it would be a foreign affairs or a national defense issue. Now it is…”

On the recordJuly 23, 1996
Forty years ago, if we were talking about red tide, it would be a foreign affairs or a national defense issue. Now it is very much a domestic issue. Members may not think they care, but sooner or later they will probably be in Florida or at the seashore somewhere and they may experience part of the problems of the killer red tides that we are trying to deal with. We have learned a lot. We need to know a lot more. It is not just the manatees, although they are critically endangered and critically ill because of the tide. It is dolphins, it is all kinds of fish, shellfish, which create health hazards. We have economy problems for beach front communities and fishing communities. We have tourist problems. This is a good area for an investment in quality of life. Mr. Chairman, I urge that we support this.
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Porter Goss
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Discussing the impact of red tide on Florida's environment and economy.

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