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Maria Cantwell: “Today's 'race to fish' is dangerous, it leads to unsustainable harvests, and it has forced an uneconomic…”

On the recordMay 20, 2003
Today's 'race to fish' is dangerous, it leads to unsustainable harvests, and it has forced an uneconomic overcapitalization of both the fishing fleet and processor facilities.
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Maria Cantwell
Democratic · Washington
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congress.gov
May 20, 2003

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Senator Cantwell warns about the dangers of the current fishing practices.

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