It can't just be elected people doing this work. It has to be people like you. There has to be an outside push. The system that we have in America is one where the elected officials are not the thermostat. We're the thermometer. The public is the thermostat. And we need as much pressure as ever from fishermen to make sure that there's a political will. This has to be kind of the make it or break it issue for campaigns across the board. (41:12–41:24)
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Asserts that public pressure is essential for political action in the U.S. system.
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