Ed Markey actually said...

"In order to protect American consumers and fishermen, are there specific provisions of the Magnuson-Stevens Act that can be enhanced to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing?"

"The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act brings together these two subjects to support healthy fisheries and the fishermen and coastal communities that depend upon them."

"The truth is that my mother is a Sullivan. You are a Sullivan. We were probably fishing in Ireland."

"Well, the cod and lobster--they need cold water. And the lobster are voting with their claws as they move northward, and the cod are voting with their fins as they move northward."