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Gary Peters: “The original 1976 Act helped reduce exploitive fishing by foreign fleets in U.S. waters and protect our country's…”

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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Gary Peters
Democratic · Michigan

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Peters emphasizes the significance of the Magnuson-Stevens Act in protecting U.S. fisheries.

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