U.N. Drive for Ban on Ocean Bottom Trawling Fails

U.N. negotiators failed to agree on a measure banning a fishing practice known as high-seas bottom trawling that environmentalists say chews up the ocean floor and depletes fish stocks.

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Keywords: BOTTOM TRAWLING, HIGH SEAS FISHING, RESOURCE DEPLETION, BYCATCH, BENTHIC

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Related Topics: Ecosystem Issues

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