South Pacific nations agree to stop bottom trawling

  • 14/06/2007

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The South Pacific nations recently agreed to stop bottom trawling to protect corals and other marine life. Bottom trawling is a fishing method where boats tow heavy trawl nets along the sea floor. This destroys coral reefs and stirs up the sediments suffocating marine life.

The agreement, reached on May 5, 2007, in Re