https://www.propublica.org/article/us-senators-demand-federal-scrutiny-of-private-equitys-incursion-into-fishing

Three New England senators, including Elizabeth Warren, criticized the lax rules and weak oversight revealed by our report on private equity’s growing dominance over East Coast commercial fishing.

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