Subject: [Oversea] Pacific seabird mitigation measures "a step in the right direction&am [Print This Page] Author: HKBWS WY Time: 22/12/2006 09:47 Subject: Pacific seabird mitigation measures "a step in the right direction&am
News from BirdLife International
21-12-2006
Pacific seabird mitigation measures “a step in the right direction”
A meeting of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC), one of the Regional Fisheries Management Organisations (RFMOs) controlling fishing in international waters, has passed new measures to prevent the accidental killing of seabirds by longline fishing vessels in the Pacific.
The WCPFC is vital to the conservation of albatrosses; 19 of the world’s 21 species are threatened with extinction and nearly half (46%) of albatrosses’ global distribution is within WCPFC waters....
