With ice melting, U.S. pushes for limits on fishing in Arctic Ocean - latimes.com
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SEATTLE — U.S. officials are heading to Greenland for a three-day meeting to persuade other Arctic nations to place a moratorium on high-seas fishing in the Arctic Ocean, where climate change is melting the permanent ice cap and allowing trawlers in for the first time in human history.
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The United States is proposing an agreement “that would close the international waters of the Arctic Ocean to commercial fishing until there is a good scientific foundation on which to base management of any potential fishing,” said David Benton, a member of the U.S. Arctic Research Commission, who will be part of the negotiations in Nuuk, Greenland.
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Arctic nations meet as melting sea ice opens new fishing frontiers
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OTTAWA — A Canadian delegation will meet with foreign government officials in Greenland on Monday to work towards reducing the impact of Arctic fishing before it even begins.
Huge regions of the central Arctic Ocean – international waters off the coast of Canada that were once locked in ice year-round but are now opening up during the summer months – could soon be a site for commercial fishing as Arctic ice melts faster than ever predicted. And there are no rules in place to ensure the resources in the fragile ecosystem will be harvested responsibly.