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Proposal Details

Proposal ID	1109
Proposal	2022 Platform Amendment: Chapter III, Section M, Ocean Protection
Presenter	Platform Committee Sponsor: Animal Rights Committee
Floor Manager	Margaret Elisabeth
Phase	Closed
Discussion	09/19/2022 - 10/16/2022
Voting	10/17/2022 - 10/23/2022
Result	Adopted
Presens Quorum	32 0.6666
Consens Quorum	54 0.6666 of Yes and No Votes

Background

No specific background provided.

Proposal

Amend Chapter III, Section M. Ocean Protection, to make the following changes:

III.M.9

Current Language: Ban drift-net fishing and long-line fishing and phase out factory trawling.

Revised Language: Ban drift-net fishing and long-line fishing as these methods entangle whales and other sea life. Phase out factory trawling which decimates coral reefs and other oceanic ecosystems. Ban the importation of fish and fish products from countries that use drift-nets and other illegal means.

Proposal:

III.M.X

Added Language: Require ropeless fishing gear when taking any species of fish for commercial or recreational purposes in any trap fishery, including, but not limited to: Dungeness crab, spiny lobster, and spot prawn.

Proposal:

III.M.X

Added Language: Ban the practice of fish farming as these methods require vast amounts of antibiotics, which if leached into nearby waterways pose a danger to the health and well-being of wildlife and humans. Ban the importation of fish grown on fish farms.

Proposal:

III.M.11

Removed Language: Ban the importation of fish and fish products caught by drift-nets and other illegal means.

Resources

Approval of this proposal will amend the 2020 GPUS Platform.

Contacts:
Blaizen Bloom, Virginia GP (blaizenbb@hotmail.com)
Mary Rooker, Maryland GP (greentyrtle@gmail.com)

References

This proposal is also available for comment at: https://gpus.org/other/platform-2017/2022-chapter-iii-ecological-sustainability-section-m-ocean-protection-9/

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