Global brands say no to Arctic fishing

2016-05-25T09:44:00

An agreement has been signed to halt expansion of Arctic fishing in a move which Greenpeace believes will help protect vulnerable species such as the polar bear

Global brands alongside the Norwegian Fishing Vessel Owners Association, Fiskebåt, Russian fishing giant, Karat and Europe’s largest processor of frozen fish, Espersen, have agreed to halt further expansion of cod fishing into the previously frozen Northern Barents Sea.

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