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Ed Markey: “The Gulf of Maine, where Massachusetts is and where we do our fishing, is the fastest warming body of water on the…”

On the recordJuly 31, 2017
The Gulf of Maine, where Massachusetts is and where we do our fishing, is the fastest warming body of water on the planet.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey highlights the rapid warming of the Gulf of Maine affecting fishing.

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