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On the recordJune 5, 2023
So, if we are looking at managing right whale populations, and we completely discount natural predation as a cause of death for the total population, is that not unfair in how we actually look at managing it?
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Rob Wittman
Republican · Virginia

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Wittman questions the fairness of ignoring natural causes in whale population management.

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