#Canada Failing Its #Oceans, #Biodiversity Panel Finds
02/2/2012
An expert panel investigating the state of Canadian marine biodiversity has accused the government of failing to protect the country’s oceans, leaving marine life threatened and the nation’s ocean species at risk.
The panel was commissioned by the Royal Society of Canada in 2009 to review the effects of climate change, fishing and aquaculture on the ability of Canada’s oceans to sustain and restore marine populations.
Announcing the panel’s findings in Vancouver on Thursday, Prof. Jeffrey Hutchings said the government had failed to meet national and international commitments to sustain marine biodiversity over many years.
“Twenty years after the collapse of the northern cod fishery, we don’t have a target for a recovery. How is that possibly consistent with responsible management of our oceans?
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