Dr. William Taylor at the Fisheries and Oceans Committee

On June 6th, 2012. See this statement in context.

June 6th, 2012 / 4:30 p.m.

Co-Chair, Science Advisory Board, Work Group on Aquatic Invasive Species Rapid Response, International Joint Commission

Well, yes. Stopping them at the border doesn't help. It's illegal to bring them across state borders, but state borders are a lot more porous than the international border. So if we keep them out of Toronto and they're still getting to Detroit, it's not keeping them out of the Great Lakes.

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