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Testimony of Glen Spain (PCFFA) 



Unfortunately, current law encourages rather than avoids the decline 

 of salmon stocks to the point where a number of ESA listings for 

 salmon may now be necessary to reverse declines. Changes in the 

 Magnuson Act and the ESA should be made to protect habitat ^n and of 

 itself , and both the Management Councils and NMFS must be given 

 habitat protection authority they do not now have. Otherwise there is 

 no hope of ever getting ahead of the extinction trend caused by inland 

 habitat degradation over which the key agencies currently have no 

 control. 



Thank you for the opportunity to put this statement on the 

 record, and PCFFA would welcome any specific questions from Committee 

 members on these issues at any time. On behalf of the working men and 

 women of the Pacific Coast Fishing Fleet, we thank you for your time 

 and concern with this vital issue. 



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