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First, the Russians essentially declared war against Alaska fisheries, and they said it, they're going to flood the zone with regard to their seafood. It drove down prices, and one of the top things that I've done with regard to our fisheries that's helped everybody And by the way, it helps the bycatch issue, is go after the Russians. If you say, hey, you're going to attack Alaska, we'll go after you. I relentlessly worked on getting a ban on all Russian seafood into the United States of America. This took relentless work.

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