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On the recordMarch 2, 2010
It doesn't even acknowledge what our fishermen have been doing: following for many years the scientific and regulatory of ICCAT and their recommendations, and now they're going to pay the ultimate price.
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Olympia Snowe
Republican · Maine

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Snowe criticizes the lack of recognition for fishermen's compliance with regulations.

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