Sentences with phrase «prevent illegal fishing»

In the speech, Maal — who is credited by many environmentalists with trying hard to prevent illegal fishing and other harmful activities — said the endless delays have harmed the environment and economy:

Unfortunately, vaquitas continue to die in totoaba nets despite the valiant efforts by law enforcement agencies, the Mexican Navy, and conservation groups to prevent illegal fishing since the gillnet ban came into effect in April 2015, immediately before the new acoustic and visual studies were launched.

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Key to this is educating the public, creating a local body to manage the reefs and preventing illegal commercial fishing activities around the island.

While Mexico's gillnet ban is an important step forward in vaquita conservation, it will be unlikely to prevent extinction of the species unless there is a lasting commitment to rigorous enforcement to stop illegal fishing.

We note the agreement on port state measures to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing approved by FAO in 2009 and urge States that have not yet acceded to the agreement to do so.