1.
Alarmed by the sharp depletion of fish
stocks, 7 environmental groups, led by
the Natural Resources Defense Council
of the USA, recently launched a campaign to save the world's large pelagic (open ocean) fishes. Indiscriminate
fishing practices, fuelled by burgeoning demands for the high-priced shark
oil and other products, are threatening the giant inhabitants of the high
seas. These include the sharks, swordfish and marlins. The groups are
campaigning for a legally binding,
enforceable international treaty
against overfishing.