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On the recordMarch 30, 2011
Is it fair to say that if stock surveys and assessments are not done in a timely manner by your agency, fishermen pay the price because of the scientists and managers having to build several layers of precaution into the models in order to set harvest levels?
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John Fleming
Republican · Louisiana

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Fleming questions the impact of delayed stock assessments on fishermen.

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