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Rob Bishop: “Bluntly said, limiting fishing via marine monuments makes no sense whatsoever. It is actually harmful, and it is…”

On the recordMarch 14, 2017
Bluntly said, limiting fishing via marine monuments makes no sense whatsoever. It is actually harmful, and it is detrimental to maintaining sustainable fisheries.
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Rob Bishop
Republican · Utah

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Bishop criticizes fishing restrictions imposed by marine monuments as harmful to sustainable fisheries.

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