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MCA backs closure of Arctic waters
06-12-2007 · EurekAlert!The Marine Conservation Alliance supports action today by the North Pacific Fishery Management Council to close all federal waters north of the Bering Strait to commercial fishing until a management plan, including habitat protection, is fully developed."Climate change is having a significant effect on the Arctic, opening previously ice-covered waters and drawing cold water species further north," said MCA's Dave Benton. "The council is right to look at closing these waters as a precautionary measure."
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