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Article: Threatened whale sharks draw calls to end exploitation.(international marine conference)(communique to all governments to protect whale sharks)
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- Ecos
- Article date:
- June 1, 2005
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Eighty marine science experts from 23 countries, who attended an international marine conference in Perth during May, have issued a plea for countries to work more vigorously at protecting the unique, migratory whale shark--the largest fish in the world--and its global habitat areas.
A communique issued at the end of the conference called on all nations and governments to facilitate a rapid transition away from harvesting of whale sharks to sustainable alternatives, such as carefully managed eco-tourism. It stamped the huge filter-feeding fish as vital for the maintenance of biodiversity, the health of marine ecosystems and appreciation by future generations.
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