The 200-mile limit was not seen in Canada, the United States, or anywhere else as a conservation measure, but… — Mark Kurlansky
The 200-mile limit was not seen in Canada, the United States, or anywhere else as a conservation measure, but rather as a protectionist measure for the national fisheries.
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