Groups seek to create Atlantic marine reserves - Boston Globe

[Eugene]

Groups seek to create Atlantic marine reserves
Plan could curb N.E. fishing areas

By Beth Daley, Globe Staff | November 20, 2006

An influential environmental group in New England has teamed up with a group
in Canada in a campaign to declare large chunks of the northwest Atlantic Ocean
off-limits to fishing and other human activities to protect a wide diversity
of marine life and habitat.

Today, the Conservation Law Foundation and World Wildlife Fund-Canada will
release a report recommending that marine reserves be created in about 20
percent of the ocean from Cape Cod to Eastern Canada's Scotian Shelf, and
extending 10 to 200 miles from shore. The protected areas would probably
include some of New England's most productive fishing areas.

The groups have spent six years mapping the region -- 2 1/2 times the size
of New England -- to highlight unique ocean habitats and a broad range of
marine life, from microscopic phytoplankton to right whales, that are the
most important to preserve.

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Congressional or presidential authorization would probably be needed to set aside
a network of marine protected areas in the federally managed waters. Until now,
Boston-based CLF has focused on developing the scientific tools to decide what
to save, but foundation officials are planning a public and legislative effort
to get marine protected areas designated.

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Full article: http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2006/11/20/groups_seek_to_create_atlantic_marine_reserves
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[papau]

1. Happy Feet strikes again :-)

:-)

Even the heavy handed and unnecessary atheism promotion theme of the movie did not stop this religious guy from enjoying the move - it had 60's music and even a homage to 68's "2001" movie plus music from the 70's, for goodness sake!

And as an Eco nut - I liked that the movie supported fishing limits.

So I will attribute this bit of good news to the movie!

:-)