drift-net fishing

Control the use of large-scale drift-net fishing on the high seas.

Some countries at least are recognising the extreme dangers of drift-net fishing.

As the extent of drift-net fishing around southern Europe became more apparent, public outrage grew.

It has also been criticized for its drift-net fishing in the North Pacific.

Known areas of active drift-net fishing in the Pacific Ocean.

The furor over drift-net fishing has not been confined to international forums.

Many fishery resources will become depleted by drift-net fishing.

By October 1989, therefore, the time was right for a concerted diplomatic initiative against drift-net fishing.

For several years, until the United Nations prohibited the practice, drift-net fishing cut heavily into populations.

France and Italy have agreed to set up a sanctuary in which dolphins will be protected from drift-net fishing.

The spokesman also said that it would "significantly increase our understanding of the effects of drift-net fishing on the marine environment."

Some used the undersea ears to track ships involved in drift-net fishing, which is banned by a global agreement.

It comes just months after 16 South Pacific nations signed a declaration calling for a total ban of drift-net fishing.

The U.N. resolution bars further expansion of drift-net fishing.

I also think that the banning of drift-net fishing should be the subject of debate in the Baltic as soon as possible.

Like other General Assembly resolutions, the drift-net fishing ban is not legally binding even on countries that vote for it.

The Coast Guard seized the vessel after boarding it to investigate a charge of illegal drift-net fishing.

It said Japan had taken into account the "grave concerns" of South Pacific island nations about drift-net fishing.

A3 U.S. senators say Japan has agreed to ban drift-net fishing.

High-seas drift-net fishing, considered dangerous to fish stocks, marine mammals, sea turtles and other ocean life, was banned by international law in 1991.

Drift-net fishing brings in $550 million a year to Japan, Taiwan and South Korea.

Drift-net fishing is also responsible for an ongoing diaster in the eco-system, for example, with dolphins and seals.

The agreement to phase out large-scale drift-net fishing was praised by environmentalists and American legislators concerned about the damage the nets inflict on marine life.

Perhaps we shall see a greater concentration on drift-net fishing for scientific research, as has happened with Japanese 'research whaling' in Antarctica.

There have been promising signs of this recently, as there have been restrictions in the use of drift-net fishing.