| WWF Calls for Fishing Reforms | 14 September 06 |
 WWF-Canada is calling for fishing reforms that would result in more sustainable Grand Banks fisheries practices at the annual North Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO) meeting in Dartmouth, September 18-22, 2006. The conservation organization recently released a report directed specifically at the North Atlantic Fisheries Organizations, which outlines reforms NAFO nations could undertake to solve the bycatch problem by changing to a more holistic way of managing fisheries. 'Bycatch' is the name for marine species caught in fishing gear intended for other species. The report follows-up on WWF-Canada's 2005 report that showed how NAFO nations were excessively catching species-at-risk such as cod through bycatch. Visit the WWF-Canada web page on the North Atlantic Fisheries Organization meeting View the 2006 WWF-Canada report, High Seas Reform: Actions to Reduce Bycatch and Implement Ecosystem-Based Management for the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (PDF) View the September 2005 WWF-Canada report, Bycatch on the High Seas: A Review of the Effectiveness of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (PDF) Source: WWF-Canada |
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