New treaty to protect the world’s oceans may hurt vulnerable African fisheries

New treaty to protect the world’s oceans may hurt vulnerable African fisheries

By Scott White

Source: the conversation

10/11/2023

Credit: Sirachai Arunrugstichai

Following two decades of fierce negotiations, over 60 countries recently signed a UN Ocean Treaty to conserve biodiversity on the high seas.

The “high seas” are all ocean areas which aren’t under a specific country’s direct ownership or regulation. They make up two-thirds of Earth’s oceans, providing 90% of the habitat available for life.

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News Id		Source	Stamp	country
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4652	Unknown sumo champion-class fish species found off Shizuoka	asahi	2021-01-26	JP
4653	B.C. wild salmon in short supply: report	ctvnews	2008-06-16	CA
4654	School Of Robofish Provides Basis For Underwater Robot Teams; 'Don't Need Oxygen'	Underwatertimes	2008-06-06	US
4655	‘Extremely rare’ fish sold at auction for $3,425	usatoday	2021-01-25	US
4656	A Montana Sampler: 5 Unique Fisheries in 5 Days	Montana Angler	2021-02-01	US
4657	Researchers Document Rapid, Dramatic 'Reverse Evolution' In The Threespine Stickleback Fish	underwatertimes	2008-05-15	US
4658	Biologist takes B.C. Liberals to court to save wild salmon	straight	2008-05-06	CA
4659	Researchers Develop Glow-in-the-dark Fish Powered By Artificial Sugar	Underwatertimes	2008-05-04	US
4660	Henry County man hauls in over 20,000 pounds of fish	wbbjtv	2021-02-01	US
4661	No sex for all-girl fish species	bbc	2008-04-23	UK
4662	Angler catches heavyweight carp	bbc	2008-04-18	UK
4663	I caught a fish bigger than me... honestly!	Liverpool Echo	2008-04-18	UK
4664	Maryland Angler Snags State Record 5-foot-long Blue Catfish; 'We Needed A Larger Net'	Underwatertimes	2008-03-26	US
4665	Galway fish farm no longer allowed to bathe diseased salmon in lake water	irishtimes	2021-01-18	IR
4666	Angler paid nearly $50,000 for fishing the Columbia and Snake rivers	tri-cityherald	2021-01-16	US
4667	Law enforcement reviewing flipper flounder	gloucester times	2021-01-20	US
4668	Feds warn entire salmon season could be halted	Chronicle Staff Writer	2012-02-09	US
4669	Researchers Find Aquaculture Promising Method to Grow Black Sea Bass	phys.org	2012-02-09	CA
4670	Great Lakes fish soak in new poison	The Muskegon Chronicle	2008-03-09	US
4671	Labs don't have to report 'Frankenfish' escapes: Audit	the star	2008-03-06	US
4672	Antarctic fish's winter 'sleep'	bbc	2008-08-05	CA
4673	Nova Scotia takes no harm, no foul approach to fish farm lease violations	cbc	2021-01-19	CA
4674	"Salmon cannon" successor automatically shoots fish up over dams	newatlas	2021-01-13	US
4675	New Fish Parasite Species Described; Farmed Fish Infected With Serious Disease	Underwatertimes	2021-01-27	NO

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