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Avatara93 t1_jazbil2 wrote

China will ignore it.

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AstroEngineer314 OP t1_jazgqvi wrote

It's highly likely there'll still be some illegal fishing, but at least some of the above board stuff will abide by it. It's better than nothing.

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TimeSpentWasting t1_jb05zje wrote

Or completely encircle the 30% and wait for potential escapee's

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the-medium-cheese t1_jb08udc wrote

This is how natural fish sanctuaries already work

And believe it or not, it's actually beneficial for both the ecosystem and humans.

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TimeSpentWasting t1_jb095ya wrote

You can't fish 70% of the seas to extinction and expect the 30% to be ok.

You've got to go full cheese, not medium

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the-medium-cheese t1_jb0gqye wrote

Obviously, the protected 30% is not going to be randomly distributed. They would focus on conserving biodiversity epicentres by placing them in these protected zones, wouldn't they?

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