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Headline	Author	Published	Section
Nothing New Under the Sea After days of negotiations, U.N. fails to pass high-seas bottom-trawling ban		27 Nov 2006	Daily Grist
Nothing New Under the Sea After days of negotiations, U.N. fails to pass high-seas bottom-trawling ban In a roughy outcome for conservationists, the U.N. failed to adopt a high-seas bottom-trawling ban supported by countries including the U.S. and Australia. The controversial fishing method, currently used by 11 countries including ban-busters Iceland and Russia, involves dragging vast nets and coral-crunching ro ...
Topics: marine life, news, oceans, United Nations (all these topics)

Waves of Mutilation Oceans are in deep trouble, says U.N.		19 Jun 2006	Daily Grist
Waves of Mutilation Oceans are in deep trouble, says U.N. Human exploitation of the oceans has outpaced conservation efforts, the United Nations said Friday. It warned that ocean degradation is "rapidly passing the point of no return." The watery deep, home to more than 90 percent of living organisms, faces danger from pollution, litter, overfishing, shipping, and climate change. Populations of large fi ...
Topics: marine life, news, oceans, United Nations (all these topics)