Name: Paul O'Connor: It adds uncertainty in a way that can both lead us into a fisheries disaster we don't see coming or leave fish in the water that we could have otherwise safely harvested.
Uploaded: 2025-06-04T14:15:00+00:00
Duration: 29 s
Description: It adds uncertainty in a way that can both lead us into a fisheries disaster we don't see coming or leave fish in the water that we could have otherwise safely harvested.

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Paul O'Connor

128:27 - 128:56

"It adds uncertainty in a way that can both lead us into a fisheries disaster we don't see coming or leave fish in the water that we could have otherwise safely harvested."

“It adds uncertainty in a way that can both lead us into a fisheries disaster we don't see coming or leave fish in the water that we could have otherwise safely harvested.”

Speaker: Paul O'Connor
Timestamp: 128:27 – 128:56
Source: House: Oversight Hearing titled “Restoring American Seafood Competitiveness.”
Community: Alaska News
Captured at: June 4, 2025

From the transcript

Absolutely. Ms. O', Connor, what can be the consequence of fisheries if NOAA can't conduct accurate counts? Thank you for the question, and I think it's an important one. It adds uncertainty in a way that can both lead us into a fisheries disaster we don't see coming or leave fish in the water that we could have otherwise safely harvested. So either way, we're in a tough spot.

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