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On the recordMarch 30, 2011
And would you acknowledge that that has an economic impact, certainly to the commercial fishermen out there who have a smaller and smaller window if you will of fishing opportunities?
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John Fleming
Republican · Louisiana

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Fleming highlights the economic consequences for commercial fishermen due to management delays.

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