Canada appears poised to sign an international agreement to block commercial fishing in the central Arctic Ocean until more is known about the potential of the resource.A source close to the negotiations told The Canadian Press that the deal is to be signed next Thursday in Oslo.A Fisheries and Oceans spokeswoman confirmed that Canada will be in Norway next week.”We can confirm that we are planning to attend a meeting in Norway with other Arctic Ocean coastal states to discuss further measures against unregulated high-seas fishing in the central Arctic Ocean,” Carole Saindon wrote in an email.”Details of the results …read more
Source: National Newswatch
