On the recordJuly 14, 2004
I thank him for that, as this is an issue of great importance to fish processors and the economy of my region. Mr. Speaker, my concern is that small fishing ships are now required to transmit electronically information about the contents of their cargo 24 hours before docking in a U.S. port. This requirement and several others are causing a great hardship for small, independently operated fishing vessels. As a result, the vessels are docking in Canada and processing fish there, thereby costing jobs in an area where we greatly need those jobs. As a result, Washington State is losing more jobs, and fish processing jobs; and I would ask and hope that we can work together to address this issue immediately.
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