0:12
Richard Merrick
107:21 - 107:34
"I'm concerned that this well-intentioned act will really do little to recover West Coast salmon."
“I'm concerned that this well-intentioned act will really do little to recover West Coast salmon.”
- Speaker
- Richard Merrick
- Timestamp
- 107:21 – 107:34
- Source
- House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries (Begich): Legislative Hearing
- Community
- Alaska News
- Captured at
- July 21, 2026
From the transcript
All this has given me an understanding of the impact of predation on the recovery of listed fish species. So based on my experience, I'm concerned that this well-intentioned act will really do little to recover West Coast salmon.
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