Cristian Ruiz Altaba wrote:

> For most marine species, it would be more than enough to
>enforce existing trade and fisheries legislation.
>
And pollution laws.

Here in Florida, we have regulations up the wazoo but not a single
prosecutor to enforce them. The major damage to the marine environment
is from municipal discharge of nitrogen-rich effluent directly onto the
reefs, not from fisheries or industry.

What money there is goes to yet still more additional redundant study
groups, not enforcement.

Discouraging.

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