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We are wrapping up Season 10 with highlights from our #AskSustainableAsia livestream event with guest speakers Jiliang Chen of Greenovation Hub and Zhou Wei Greenpeace East Asia. A lively discussion about the outcome of the recent CCAMLR meetings and what it means for China’s fishing interests in Antarctica waters.
Guests
Zhou Wei, Senior Oceans Campaigner of Greenpeace East Asia, Beijing
Jiliang Chen, Senior researcher, Greenovation Hub
Highlights:
04:07- 04:40 China’s motive on krill fishing (Zhou Wei)
05:02- 05:55 The profitability of krill fishery industry (Zhou Wei)
07:42- 08:22 The main reasons why China opposes MPA proposals (Jiliang Chen)
08:34-09:23 The political mismatch of China’s CCAMLR position (Jiliang Chen)
Further Reading and Listening
https://www.ccamlr.org/en/news/2020/meeting-antarctic-experts-comes-close
Production credits:
Producer and Host: Marcy Trent Long
Associate producer: Stella Chan
Intro/outro music: Alex Mauboussin
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