By Isaac Davison
The December 3, 2011 |
| An other shark sanctuary : Palau shark sanctuary |
Abstract
Stephen Lyon, a marine scientist, has proposed to create a vast sanctuary for sharks (and rays) in the Cooks Islands' (Pacific) which would stop shark commercial fishing, especially for their fins.
Extraxt
" A sanctuary would stop commercial fishing of all shark species within a
2.3 million square kilometre region of the South Pacific, a space 10
times the size of New Zealand's landmass. "
Index terms : sanctuary / Cooks Islands / Stephen Lyon / sharks / fishing / Pacific
Found with Nz Herald at http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10770557
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