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Mon Oct 5, 2015, 07:20 PM Oct 2015

Obama orders global crackdown on illegal fishing

President Obama this morning unveiled a package of global initiatives aimed at cracking down on illegal fishing. He also announced two new marine sanctuaries, and they are not in Alaska.

“Building on our actions to keep illegally caught fish from coming into U.S. markets, today we’re announcing new partnerships to empower developing nations to fight illegal fishing in their own waters,” Obama said, in a video address to an oceans conference in Chile.

Among the new initiatives is Sea Scout, a banner for international cooperation in the use of technology to improve detection and coordinate enforcement. The administration says it plans to make new tools available, like light sensors on satellites to help other countries detect suspicious night fishing.

Secretary of State John Kerry said at the oceans conference that the world must double down to stop illegal fishing.

http://www.alaskapublic.org/2015/10/05/obama-announces-global-fishing-enforcement-new-sanctuaries/

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Obama orders global crackdown on illegal fishing (Original Post) pscot Oct 2015 OP
and it means nothing, now that he has his TPP TimeToEvolve Oct 2015 #1
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