Success! Super Trawler Banned From Australia’s Oceans

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care2.com 21 Sep '12, 11pm

Success! Super Trawler Banned From Australia’s Oceans

One of the worlds most aggressive super trawlers, the Abel Tasman, was scheduled to hit the shores of Australias biodiverse oceans. Following passionate protests like the ones from 15,000 Care2 petition-signers , the super trawler has been banned from Australian waters until scientific research can clarify its environmental impacts. Australias Environment Minister Tony Burke is concerned with the uncertain effects a super trawler will have on Australias waters. Burke said in an interview : If we get this wrong, there are risks to the environment, to commercial operators and to everyone who loves fishing and they are risks I am not prepared to take…There has never been a fishing vessel of this capacity in Australia before and the [Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act] needs to be updated so that it can deal with it. Australias oceans are home to dol...

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SUPER TRAWLER BANNED FROM AUSTRALIA'S OCEANS One of the world's most aggressive super trawlers, the Margiris, was... [link]
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RT @laut_kita: Abel Tasman, kapal pukat 'super', berhasil ditolak dari perairan Australia? Quota tangkapnya 18.000 ton! [link]
@laut_kita » 22 Sep '12, 3pm
Abel Tasman, kapal pukat 'super', berhasil ditolak dari perairan Australia? Quota tangkapnya 18.000 ton! [link]
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