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Salomon Gear
Zeist - The Indonesian government will compete with illegal fishing. The country signed this past week along with ten other countries, a treaty of the FAO, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. The aim is for the Coral Triangle, also known as the nursery of the seas known better protection from the effects of illegal fishing. The treaty (Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, unreported and unregulated Fishing ') means that the control of illegal fishing does not happen at sea, but in the ports. With illegal fishing is not just fishing without a license, but also catching protected species, ignoring fishing quotas and using prohibited fishing gear. Inspections at sea are often more difficult than on land because it is such a large and complex area. Moreover, it costs money and is therefore more expensive equipment needed for inspections. Poorer countries have the means to do so here. The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) welcomed the signing of the Convention. Carel Tracker, main program Oceans and Coasts of the WWF: "The Coral Triangle is not only an invaluable resource for nature, even millions of people are economically dependent. This convention can fish taken illegally caught no more (international ) are traded and the market is open for sustainable products. ". The Coral Triangle covers Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Brunei, East Timor and the Solomon Islands, and covers 5. 4 million km2 (150x Netherlands). It is a valuable nursery area where fish spawning and new life arises. Nowhere in the world is as large as the species here. Here you will find 75 percent of all coral species and 6 different species of sea turtles, whale sharks, manta rays, dolphins and 22 species of more than 3000 different species of fish. The coral reefs, mangrove forests and seagrass beds with over 100 million people in coastal areas of food and income (diving), tourism and fisheries. . . .
