UN announces guidelines to protect fragile sea species

World     4 September 2008 -

Source: ICSF
After two years of consultations with concerned countries, the United Nations announced new international guidelines to limit the impact of fishing on fragile sea species.
The guidelines details steps for improving information on the location and status of vulnerable marine ecosystems and deep sea fisheries. Few countries have so far developed policies and plans specifically related to managing deep sea fishing, even in their own waters, according to U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

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