Russia and China have been accused of blocking every proposal at an international conference tasked with conserving Antarctic marine life. Key proposals presented at the meeting included establishing new marine protected areas in the waters surrounding Antarctica and revisions to the krill fishery management plan. China and Russia have been accused of blocking proposals relating to new marine protected areas …
Russia and China have again blocked plans supported by the European Union, the United States and 23 other nations to protect three vast stretches of ocean around Antarctica from most fishing. Those included an agreement on new protections for krill fishing and a commitment to meet in Chile next year to further discuss the proposal for the new marine protected …
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