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May 17, 2008

An Ocean In Peril

If you get a chance, flip to the Science & Ideas section of the Globe and Mail (Saturday, May 17th). In it you'll find an excerpt of a speech given by actor Ted Danson (aka Sam Malone of Cheers) to the Economic Club of Toronto. Mr. Danson talks about the staggering decimation of the world's fisheries and how countries like Canada need to work with the WTO to shape international trade policies. Danson states that government subsidies totalling $20 billion each year are given to fishing fleets. These subsidies facilitate unsustainable fishing practices.

Mr. Danson is a board member of Oceana an international organization working to save the world's oceans. You can find more information about Oceana's campaign to combat overfishing here.

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