New Zealand’s government is considering a proposal to turn at least 30 percent of its Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) into a marine protected environment, which would exclude all fishing, reported Stuff.co.nz.
A delegation from the Department of Conservation has the authority to cast the government's vote on a number of motions at a global conservation conference in Hawaii, the United States, but the government is refusing to reveal its stance until the votes have been cast.
NZ Prime Minister John Key is downplaying a potential vote, hinting New Zealand was like to abstain.
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