Published: November 01, 2019
Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources unable to agree on plan backed by Australia, France and EU
Conservationists have expressed frustration that an international commission for protecting marine life in Antarctica has failed for the eighth consecutive time to create a marine park across 1 million square kilometres on the continent’s east.
Members of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) could not agree on the proposal, backed by Australia, France and the EU, that would have protected habitat for penguins, seals, whales and seabirds.
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