/PRNewswire/ - Oceana welcomes the historic reform of the Chilean Fisheries Law passed by the Chilean Congress. The law bans bottom trawling in the country's vulnerable marine ecosystems, including the precautionary closure of all seamounts in Chile, establishes a system in which all fishing quotas will be based on scientific recommendation, and requires the implementation of reduction plans for bycatch and discards for every commercial fishery. Oceana has been a leader in advocating for these...
Keep on reading: Chile: First Country to Protect All Seamounts from Bottom Trawling
Keep on reading: Chile: First Country to Protect All Seamounts from Bottom Trawling