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Treg Taylor
76:34 - 76:59
“we have to end practices that destroy our habitat, period. We have to end practices that destroy our habitat. And we've got to get a handle on, on bycatch issues throughout the state.”
- Speaker
- Treg Taylor
- Timestamp
- 76:34 – 76:59
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Kodiak, AK, USA
- Captured at
- September 9, 2026
From the transcript
And but we, above all else, we have to put the health of that resource into play. And so that's why it's so important, you know, we have to end practices that destroy our habitat, period. We have to end practices that destroy our habitat. And we've got to get a handle on, on bycatch issues throughout the state. We cannot have bycatch limits that are more than other user groups are allowed to take legally.
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