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Dave Bronson
117:18 - 117:40
“I've called for a ban on trawling, especially bottom trawling, in the 3-mile zone. I know that's gonna be painful for some folks.”
- Speaker
- Dave Bronson
- Timestamp
- 117:18 – 117:40
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Kodiak, AK, USA
- Captured at
- September 9, 2026
From the transcript
It's long overdue. We gotta control what we can within 3 miles. I have, and this won't be popular here obviously, but I've called for a ban on trawling, especially bottom trawling, in the 3-mile zone. I know that's gonna be painful for some folks. Will it make a massive, it's about 1% of the total, trawl catch.
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