Fishing nations pledge shark, ray protection

Cairo (AFP) Nov 21, 2023

Atlantic fishing nations have agreed to better protect sharks and rays by limiting the retention of several bycatch species, but advocacy groups warn progress is still lagging.

At the conclusion of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) this week, countries agreed on “new measures for the protection of cetaceans, whale sharks and mobulid rays” and the con
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