Greece Must Act to Replenish Fish Stocks
By Wendy Heller, December 21, 2007 @ 02:00 AM (EST)
Source: Int.iol.co.za
The environmental group's call, which came as the EU announced lower-than-expected cuts for 2008 catch quotas, said stocks in the Aegean and Ionian seas had fallen dramatically in recent years.
"We will constantly see a drop in catches and size and graver problems lie ahead," Greenpeace oceans campaigner Sofia Tsenikli said. "The government must immediately impose marine reserves where fishing will be prohibited to allow stocks to recover."
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