Pirates, Vacuum-fishing Threaten Antarctic Waters
October 21, 2006 @ 11:17 AM (EST)
Source: Reuters.com
Pirates seeking Chilean sea bass and fishing vessels that vacuum up tiny shrimp-like creatures that are a staple for whales, seals and penguins are menacing Antarctic waters, environmentalists said on Thursday.
Both kinds of fishing could undermine the complex ecosystem of the Southern Ocean around Antarctica, the U.S. conservation experts said in a telephone news conference, and will be on the agenda next week at a meeting of the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources in Hobart, Australia...
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