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Originally Posted by elf  Uh, isn't that the same thing as pumping your head directly overboard? Not allowed unless you're three miles out...I would think the same would apply to animal poop.  |
True, which is why the WWF together with Greenpeace and the EU have started a new project. 340 hunters and 120 large trawlers with crew have been engaged in a project to protect 5 of the worlds most sensitive coastal areas. Great barrier reef is one, there are 2 in the Baltic and 2 in the polar regions. The task of these hunters/trawlers is to keep the waters and skies free from fish and birds to a distance of 12 miles from the coastal lines. The goal is to have reduced animal poop in coastal waters by 83% before the end of 2015. The first proposal included hunting and killing of large marine mamals but it's assumed that they will disappear as the amount of fish decreases.