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New York, United States — A broad international coalition of environmentalists today called on the United Nations to suspend the most destructive fishing practice on the high seas. Bottom trawl fishing in international waters may be wiping out hundreds or even thousands of undiscovered species that could offer important benefits for humankind, says the group.
According to a study released on the opening day of a key U.N. meeting, bottom trawlers are increasingly targeting commercially valuable fish found near underwater mountains, or seamounts, cold water corals and other vulnerable deep sea habitats in unprotected areas of international waters. Scientists believe these largely unexplored habitats are extremely rich in biodiversity and could be home to the largest remaining pool of undiscovered marine species.
The push to suspend bottom trawling on the high seas comes as the United Nations Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and the Law of the Sea (UNICPOLOS) gathers oceans, environmental and fisheries officials from around the world for a series of meetings in New York during the week of June 7-11. The Deep Sea Conservation Coalition is calling on UNICPOLOS delegates to back a United Nations General Assembly resolution that would prohibit high seas bottom trawling until deep sea biodiversity conditions and the sustainability of high seas bottom fishing have been scientifically assessed and legally binding regimes have been established to protect this biodiversity and ensure sustainable fisheries.
