The signatories to the Washington Convention opened a general meeting Sunday in The Hague with talks set to focus on depleted fish stocks. This time, the signatories to the treaty, officially called the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, are set to discuss the circumstances surrounding several species of fish, including European eels which are imported by Japan in vast quantities. As the convention has expanded its list of wildlife subject to trade restrictions to include fisheries resources, Japan, which relies on imports for 43 percent of fisheries products consumed in the nation, must closely watch developments. Joe Borg, European commissioner for fisheries and maritime affairs, strongly called for measures to recover fish resources in Europe at a press conference Friday during his visit to Japan.
The signatories to the Washington Convention opened a general meeting Sunday in The Hague with talks set to focus on depleted fish stocks.
This time, the signatories to the treaty, officially called the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, are set to discuss the circumstances surrounding several species of fish, including European eels which are imported by Japan in vast quantities.
As the convention has expanded its list of wildlife subject to trade restrictions to include fisheries resources, Japan, which relies on imports for 43 percent of fisheries products consumed in the nation, must closely watch developments.
Joe Borg, European commissioner for fisheries and maritime affairs, strongly called for measures to recover fish resources in Europe at a press conference Friday during his visit to Japan.
The answer is simple: stop fishing until the stocks recover.
