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Ed Markey: The Magnuson-Stevens Act has the same potential to guide us to the end of overfishing.

On the recordNovember 30, 2011
The Magnuson-Stevens Act has the same potential to guide us to the end of overfishing.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey emphasizes the importance of the Magnuson-Stevens Act in preventing overfishing.

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