President Bush Signs Executive Order to Protect Striped Bass and Red Drum Fish Populations
October 20, 2007
President Bush Signs Executive Order to Protect Striped Bass and Red Drum Fish Populations
The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum
St. Michael’s, Maryland
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“And I appreciate Carlos Gutierrez, he’s the Secretary of Commerce, for joining us as well. He’s in charge of NOAA, as is Conrad Lautenbacher — run NOAA — you’ve got a fancy title, Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere. That means he runs NOAA.” (Laughter.)
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“He proved, as have others here, that if you get together with responsible officials you can help get these fishing stocks back to robust.”
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“The striped bass — I don’t know if our citizens follow the striped bass, but it’s a good fish to catch.”
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“Local sales means better local economy.”
