On the recordJuly 31, 2017
the original 1976 Act helped reduce exploitive fishing by foreign fleets in U.S. waters and protect our country's important fishery resources.
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Peters emphasizes the significance of the Magnuson-Stevens Act in protecting U.S. fisheries.
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