Comments on: Urgent Protection Needed for the High Seas http://marinesciencetoday.com/2009/10/20/urgent-protection-needed-for-the-high-seas/ The Latest News in Marine Science Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:21:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sweetwater Tom http://marinesciencetoday.com/2009/10/20/urgent-protection-needed-for-the-high-seas/comment-page-1/#comment-282 Sweetwater Tom Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:05:01 +0000 http://marinesciencetoday.com/?p=2513#comment-282 How about dividing the open ocean (past the 200 mile limit) into a 1 degree by 1 degree grid? Allow commercial fishing in alternate squares. This would help the trawled are mostly -- un-trawled areas would seed for the trawled areas. Pelagic fish (bill fish, tuna) would move from one square to another. It's an idea. How about dividing the open ocean (past the 200 mile limit) into a 1 degree by 1 degree grid? Allow commercial fishing in alternate squares. This would help the trawled are mostly — un-trawled areas would seed for the trawled areas. Pelagic fish (bill fish, tuna) would move from one square to another.

It’s an idea.

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