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Ed Markey: Is there an opportunity to engage the fishing industry in cleaning up debris to improve the health of fisheries which…

On the recordMay 16, 2016
Is there an opportunity to engage the fishing industry in cleaning up debris to improve the health of fisheries which they depend upon?
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey questions the potential for fishing industry involvement in debris cleanup.

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