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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Karen McVeigh and agencies

US accuses UK of exploiting Russia tensions to fish highly prized species

A fishing ship in Half Moon Bay, Antarctica, February 2018.
A fishing ship in Half Moon Bay, Antarctica, February 2018. Photograph: Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters

A diplomatic row has broken out between the UK and the US over efforts to conserve a deepwater species of fish near Antarctica, as Russia obstructs attempts to set catch limits.

Last year, amid tensions with the west over Ukraine, Russia rejected catch limits for Patagonia toothfish – also known as Chilean seabass – set by a 26-member fishing regulatory body, the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR).

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