Saturday, November 2, 2013
Nations fail to agree on Antarctic marine reserve
An inflatable boat carries tourists past an iceberg along the Antarctic Peninsula, where negotiators were hoping to create a massive wildlife reserve.
For the third time, nations that make decisions about Antarctic fishing failed Friday to agree on a plan that would create the world's largest marine sanctuary.
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — The nations that make decisions about Antarctic fishing failed Friday for a third time to agree on a plan that would create the world's largest marine sanctuary.
The U.S. and New Zealand had proposed creating a reserve in the pristine Ross Sea. At 517,000 square miles, the sanctuary would have been twice the size of Texas.
The proposal, a decade in the making, had been scaled back from earlier plans. Many countries hoped that would be enough to entice previous objectors Russia and Ukraine to agree. Those countries are among several that have fishing interests in the region.
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Author: By Nick Perry Nations fail to agree on Antarctic marine reserveof Associated Press
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