Christoph
23-11-06, 22:37
United Nations, New York, United States — There’s no other word for it. As our South Park friends would say: “you bastards!” The proposed moratorium on high-seas bottom trawling was harpooned today at the UN, as Iceland put the interests of their fishing fleets above other countries and scientific advice (sound familiar?).
Even Canada and Spain gave in to common sense in the end. Today Iceland has single-handedly destroyed its own reputation as a nation with responsible fishing policies. Iceland has blood on its hands: the fate of 64 percent of the world’s oceans, and the food security of future generations.
http://www.greenpeace.org/international/news/iceland-harpoons-deep-sea231106
Even Canada and Spain gave in to common sense in the end. Today Iceland has single-handedly destroyed its own reputation as a nation with responsible fishing policies. Iceland has blood on its hands: the fate of 64 percent of the world’s oceans, and the food security of future generations.
http://www.greenpeace.org/international/news/iceland-harpoons-deep-sea231106