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Tuna Fishing and Retail Groups Join Pew in Encouraging Ratification of Crew Safety Treaty
Kristine Beran, The Pew Charitable Trusts Fisheries & Aquaculture
To help ensure greater consistency in fishing crew safety worldwide, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in 2012 adopted the Cape Town Agreement for the safety of fishing vessels. The agreement mirrors provisions in the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, which has helped to protect many other kinds of seafarers since 1980.
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