Stevens looking ahead to threat of unregulated Arctic fishing

Wed, May 21, 2008 
Posted in Alaska News

The U.S. House today gave final congressional approval to a resolution by Senator Ted Stevens calling on the federal government to gear up for managing fisheries in the Arctic. Stevens is concerned that sea ice retreat driven by climate change will open the way to illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) commercial fishing in the international waters of the Arctic.

Joel Southern, APRN – Anchorage

 
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