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Steve Southerland: I mean I look at when you have had 50 percent reduction in water flows, it is having a--you did allude to the oyster…

On the recordDecember 11, 2013
I mean I look at when you have had 50 percent reduction in water flows, it is having a--you did allude to the oyster industry down in Apalachicola. That is the heart of my district.
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Steve Southerland
Florida

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Southerland highlights the impact of reduced water flow on the oyster industry in his district.

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