Deep Sea Conservation Coalition

A growing number of organisations are working together to protect seamounts, cold-water corals and vulnerable deep-sea ecosystems. The Deep Sea Conservation Coalition is calling on the United Nations General Assembly to secure a moratorium on high seas bottom trawling and protect these fragile and unique pockets of life in the deep seas before they are destroyed forever

Primary web addresses

http://savethehighseas.org

mirella@savethehighseas.org

Main Address

32 Hawthorn Avenue,
London N13 4JT

Country

United Kingdom

External phone number

07717 844352

Main Telephone

0208 88 25041

Joined OneWorld

09/09/2005

Features

Palau proposal for bottom trawling moratorium

06/16/2006 Palau has presented a new proposal to the UN for a moratorium on high seas bottom trawling - "the most destructive and indiscriminate fishing practice known to mankind, for just a few fish destined for niche markets."

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Sweden to press for trawling action

04/28/2006 Sweden is to push for European Union support for a UN moratorium on high seas bottom trawling, Environment Minister Lena Sommestad announced.

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Call for halt to fisheries' 'act of insanity'

03/17/2006 The Deep Sea Conservation Coalition has used the appointment of Achim Steiner as new head of the UN Environment Programme to call for an immediate UN moratorium on high seas bottom trawling, described by Steiner as "an act of insanity".

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