Canada’s Fisheries Minister agrees bottom trawling damages habitat and fish stocks
31 May 2006 Ottawa - In a meeting with Dr. Sylvia Earle, Canadian Fisheries Minister Loyola Hearn agreed with the renowned ocean explorer's views on deep sea bottom trawling. "It does damage to the stocks and it does damage to the habitat," Hearn said.
However, Hearn could not say whether Canada will support a moratorium on deep sea bottom trawling...
