On Thursday, February 5, 2009, the North Pacific Fishery Management Council voted unanimously to bar commercial fishing in U.S. waters in parts of the Arctic. The region affected is north of the Bering Strait and east to the Canadian border. They are calling on scientists and policymakers to assess the impact of global warming on the area. Environmentalist and those who represent fishing interests agreed that it was a good idea, given the rapid changes to the ice and other features of the Arctic, to pay attention to these changes and to assess how to proceed before it's too late. The area affected encompasses nearly 200,000 square miles. It's wonderful to see that the experts understand the need for better stewardship of the world that is in our care for the time being. For more information, I point you to the Environmental News Network.
http://www.enn.com/top_stories/article/39260
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