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Pols: Feds should assist commercial fishermen

Three Democratic lawmakers want federal fisheries regulators to include New York in any potential disaster declaration for New England groundfish in the face of a reduction of up to 70 percent in commercial fishing quotas next year.

The reductions are expected to include vital fish stocks such as yellowtail flounder and cod, which are important to the livelihoods of New York commercial fishermen...

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