Gord
11-10-06, 18:22
The United Nations needs to stop the destruction of deep sea ecosystems by banning fishermen from trawling nets on the ocean floor, Australia, New Zealand and Palau have said. The 192-member United Nations General Assembly is debating an Australian-led plan to ban deep sea bottom trawling in unmanaged high seas and impose tougher regulation of other destructive fishing practices. The White House and the European Commission Executive will support the ban.
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