Mary Peltola: “Russian trawlers have undercut the price of Alaska catch.”

“For years, bottom trawlers have decimated our fisheries. And Russian trawlers have undercut the price of Alaska catch. I'm Mary Peltola. Over the last two years, I've made fish a national issue. We've secured a ban on Russian trawling to reduce bycatch and preserve our fisheries.” (00:02–00:06)

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