Post by Διαμονδ on Dec 1, 2017 11:37:52 GMT
Delegations from USA, Russia, China and other countries have signed agreements to refrain from commercial fishing in the Arctic seas.
Delegations from USA, Russia, China and other countries have signed agreements to refrain from commercial fishing in the Arctic seas, until such time as scientists can't determine which fish exist, and is it possible to revive the fisheries in the region.
After signature by the governments of all the parties to the agreement, the Central part of the Arctic ocean will be protected for a minimum of 16 years.
"This is one of the rare occasions when governments have actually solved the problem long before it happens," said David Bolton, the U.S. Ambassador, who worked in the State Department for 32 years.
Other parties to a legally binding agreement were Canada, Norway, Greenland, Iceland, Japan, South Korea and the European Union.
In accordance with the agreement, Arctic and non-Arctic countries such as China, will be part of a joint research program that will determine the existence of fish in this region.
"In the future, if the number of fish will be large enough to support a commercial fishery, they are part of the control system, and the court will have the opportunity to fish in this region," said Bolton.
The agreement, which was adopted after years of negotiations and a three-day meeting in Washington, based on the Declaration signed in 2015, the United States, Canada, Norway, Greenland and Russia on the voluntary prevention of fishing in the Arctic.
Trevor Taylor, a conservationist and Director of the canadian program "Northern Ocean," said that the deal will protect Arctic fish and marine mammals.
news-front.info/2017/12/01/ssha-rossiya-i-drugie-derzhavy-ogranichat-rybolovstvo-v-arkticheskih-moryah/?utm_source=SendPulse&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=4595687
Delegations from USA, Russia, China and other countries have signed agreements to refrain from commercial fishing in the Arctic seas, until such time as scientists can't determine which fish exist, and is it possible to revive the fisheries in the region.
After signature by the governments of all the parties to the agreement, the Central part of the Arctic ocean will be protected for a minimum of 16 years.
"This is one of the rare occasions when governments have actually solved the problem long before it happens," said David Bolton, the U.S. Ambassador, who worked in the State Department for 32 years.
Other parties to a legally binding agreement were Canada, Norway, Greenland, Iceland, Japan, South Korea and the European Union.
In accordance with the agreement, Arctic and non-Arctic countries such as China, will be part of a joint research program that will determine the existence of fish in this region.
"In the future, if the number of fish will be large enough to support a commercial fishery, they are part of the control system, and the court will have the opportunity to fish in this region," said Bolton.
The agreement, which was adopted after years of negotiations and a three-day meeting in Washington, based on the Declaration signed in 2015, the United States, Canada, Norway, Greenland and Russia on the voluntary prevention of fishing in the Arctic.
Trevor Taylor, a conservationist and Director of the canadian program "Northern Ocean," said that the deal will protect Arctic fish and marine mammals.
news-front.info/2017/12/01/ssha-rossiya-i-drugie-derzhavy-ogranichat-rybolovstvo-v-arkticheskih-moryah/?utm_source=SendPulse&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=4595687