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Wayne Gilchrest: the reason the label does not change until March of 1999 is a compromise worked out on the Senate side to pursue a very…

On the recordJuly 31, 1997
the reason the label does not change until March of 1999 is a compromise worked out on the Senate side to pursue a very scientific study of what the dolphins go through under this new regime. Now if the scientific study shows that there is no stress as a result of encirclement and other problems with the dolphins do not arise and one can catch tuna fish by encircling them and releasing the dolphins, if everything scientifically proves out within this 18-month period, then the label will reflect that dolphins can be released without harm in the process of encircling tuna fish and then the label will reflect that.
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Wayne Gilchrest
Maryland

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Discussing the timeline for changing dolphin-safe tuna labels based on scientific studies.

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