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Deep trawling restrictions agreed.
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A quarter of the world's oceans will be protected from fishing boats which drag heavy nets across the sea floor, South Pacific nations have agreed.

The landmark deal will restrict bottom trawling, which experts say destroys coral reefs and stirs up clouds of sediment that suffocate marine life.

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | S Pacific to stop bottom trawling
Who else is going to follow suit ?
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Who else is going to follow suit ?
It's encouraging to see that SOMEBODY is willing to stop this awful practice. Deep trawling is like clear-cutting the forest and NOT replanting.
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