Canadian federal regulators ban bottom trawling in Nunavut’s three new marine refuges

By Nunatsiaq News January 4, 2018
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Three new marine refuges off Nunavut’s coasts are intended to make “a lasting contribution to marine conservation in Canada” by forbidding the practice of bottom trawling or dragging by fishing boats, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans has announced.

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