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Therese Vicente
260:53 - 261:08
“it's not that we're not in favor of adaptive measures, it's that they shouldn't replace and remove static closures to reduce bycatch and protect critical areas for salmon and other species.”
- Speaker
- Therese Vicente
- Timestamp
- 260:53 – 261:08
- Transcript
- NPFMC 280 Day 1 - October 8, 2026
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Alaska
- Captured at
- October 8, 2026
From the transcript
Thanks, Ms. Kimball. Through the chair, I think to try to summarize our thoughts and my comments, it's not that we're not in favor of adaptive measures, it's that they shouldn't replace and remove static closures to reduce bycatch and protect critical areas for salmon and other species. Thank you.
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