Efforts at major conference in Tasmania stall despite evidence that such areas would save crucial foraging and breeding grounds for Antarctic wildlife
Antarctic fur seal seals are finding it harder to find krill to eat and, as a result, their numbers have crashed in the last decade.Antarctic fur seal seals are finding it harder to find krill to eat and, as a result, their numbers have crashed in the last decade.
Longstanding proposals to create nearly 4m sq km of marine protected areas did not receive consensus support largely due to opposition from the Russian government delegation, which arrived late due to visa-related delays and then repeatedly stalled discussions, according to multiple sources at the meeting in Hobart.in Hobart pushed debate on proposals for protected areas near the western Antarctic peninsula, in the Weddell Sea and in east Antarctica, into next year.
“It’s not an exaggeration to say that Antarctic krill is critical to life on Earth, and setting standards for its sustainable management is one of your greatest responsibilities,” Kennedy told delegates.The Russian delegation missed Kennedy’s speech and briefings on major scientific reports. Once it arrived, it opposed proposals to boost environmental protection.
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