date:Jan 29, 2013
The new regulations ban bottom trawling in the country's vulnerable marine ecosystems, including all 118 underwater sea mountains and establishes a system in which all fishing quotas will be based on scientific recommendation, requiring the implementation of reduction plans for by-catch and discards for every commercial fishery, reports MercoPresa.
International Advocacy Group, Oceana, which was instrumental in achieving the reforms, has welcomed the news as a historic milestone for the country