Antarctic sea life under threat as talks on protected areas fail
A krill fishing boat close to the South Orkney Islands within the Southern Ocean
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Talks to create new marine protected areas (MPAs) within the Antarctic have as soon as once more failed, regardless of warnings from scientists that more durable conservation measures are urgently wanted to assist defend the delicate ecosystem from local weather change and overfishing.
The 27 international locations that make up the Fee for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Dwelling Assets (CCAMLR) met for a particular assembly in Chile this month, in an try to interrupt a six-year impasse over the creation of recent Antarctic MPAs. …
