Most Shark-Catching Nations Are Failing On Their Promises for Sustainable Catches
Photo via radcarper via Flickr Creative Commons Sharks are, without a doubt, being caught at unsustainable rates worldwide. To slow the overfishing of shark species, over 100 governments adopted a plan 10 years ago at the UN Food and Agriculture Organization to each create their own national action plan for sustainable shark fishing. However, according to Traffic and the Pew Environment Group, only 13 of the top 20 shark-catching nations have developed such a national plan, and it seems that fewer are enacting them. Without the support of the top nation… Read the full story on TreeHugger
Originally posted here:
Most Shark-Catching Nations Are Failing On Their Promises for Sustainable Catches
Posted by
on February 1, 2011. Filed under
News.
You can follow any responses to this entry through the
RSS 2.0.
You can leave a response or trackback to this entry