Immediate management concerns should focus on preserving biodiversity, improving water quality, preserving fishery resources and resolving social conflicts arising from resource usage in the area.
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President Ulysses S . Grant was chiefly responsible for the first official government action to conserve U . S . fishery resources for future generations.
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The waters around the reefs are potentially rich in oil and other mineral and fisheries resources and it lies in an area of potential military significance.
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Korelsky described the essence of the accord as a deal to " receive fees from the Japanese side for allowing them to take fishery resources ."
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It now expands beyond a sustainable use of the commercial northwest Atlantic fishery resources by committing to also protect the associated marine ecosystems from adverse fisheries effects.
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The convention allows countries to enjoy exclusive rights to exploit natural and fishery resources within 200 nautical miles ( 230 miles, 370 kilometers ) of their shores.
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Some contended the program placed undue emphasis on assumed negative effects of cetacean predation on fishery resources while failing to address the effects of fisheries on cetaceans.
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The government was expected to follow the recommendations of the Fisheries Resource Conservation Council, an advisory group that proposed a limited resumption of cod fishing in December.
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The Bremen meeting will also discuss trends in the exploitation of fishery resources and their implications for trade as well as recent international initiatives regarding fisheries management.
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"In most cases, the greatest risk is not the extinction of fish species but the extinction of economies, " said Serge Garcia, director of FAO's Fisheries Resources Division.
