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Ivan Leaves Fishermen Struggling

Alabama's Dauphin Island, near the coast of Florida, is one of the areas hardest hit by Hurricane Ivan. After three hurricanes and amid promises of more, some shrimp fishermen are staying on their boats during the storms. NPR's Wade Goodwyn reports.

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Wade Goodwyn is an NPR National Desk Correspondent covering Texas and the surrounding states.
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