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Sean Lucey
89:00 - 89:23
“the Canadian IPHC commissioners have repeatedly raised concern about coverage rates in the partial coverage fleet. So I gather that was kind of the impetus behind this.”
- Speaker
- Sean Lucey
- Timestamp
- 89:00 – 89:23
- Transcript
- NPFMC 280 Day 2 - October 9, 2026
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Alaska
- Captured at
- October 9, 2026
From the transcript
So the Canadian IPHC commissioners have repeatedly raised concern about coverage rates in the partial coverage fleet. So I gather that was kind of the impetus behind this. But I wonder if you could elaborate. Was there any further discussion from the committee about what this might look like in better communicating this to IPHC? Through the chair, Mr. Curland.
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