Palau to ban all tuna fishing in EEZ

Palau to ban all tuna fishing in EEZ

1 APRIL 2014

Palau is set to create one of the world's largest marine sanctuaries, banning commercial fishing vessels from a 200 nautical mile Exclusive Economic Zone.

The move announced by Palau's President Thomas Remengesau Jr last month, seeks to preserve Palau's economic and environmental future, but deals a huge blow to commercial tuna fisheries, and could threaten Palau's aid relationship with the US.

 

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Source: ABC Radio Australia

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