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Seminar Abstract

Regulation of bottom trawling on the high seas

Deep sea ecosystems have been, and continue to be, severely damaged by bottom trawling. High seas bottom trawling is currently carried out with little or no regulation, even though such operations contravene the general requirements of international law and excepted ethical standards. The United Nations General Assembly will consider new proposals for regulation of these activities at its meeting in October 2006. The Australian Government is currently considering the position it should take at the Assembly, after receiving the first draft of a proposed fisheries resolution from the UNGA in New York on 25th of August. Australia has a reputation for its internationally acknowledged leadership in the field of marine conservation.

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CSIRO = Marine Laboratories Auditorium, Castray Esplanade, Hobart

For further information, or to schedule a seminar, contact:
To schedule a seminar, contact:
Karen Wild-Allen, (Oceanographic seminars) CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research (03) 6232 5010
Piers Dunstan, (Biological seminars) CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research (03) 6232 5382
Annabel Ozimec (seminar administrator) CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research (03) 6232 5462
Sandra Zicus, Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems CRC (03) 6226 7888 & Institute of Antarctic and Southern Ocean Studies (IASOS) University of Tasmania (03) 6226 2509