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U.N. urges foreign fishing fleets to halt "ocean grabbing"

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Reuters

Publication Date
2012-10-30

"Ocean grabbing" or aggressive industrial fishing by foreign fleets is a threat to food security in developing nations where governments should do more to promote local, small-scale fisheries, a study by a U.N. expert said on Tuesday.

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http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/30/us-fisheries-idUSBRE89T0PG20121030