Several groups, including Environmental Defense Fund, Ocean Conservancy, and the Marine Conservation Initiative are working to advance an IUCN motion (see 1-pager ) and it’s currently in the comments phase. 

A comment has been raised that one of the main calls in the motion—a precautionary pause unless and until we know more about how fishing will impact critical climate, biodiversity and food web functions—was made “without any scientific” grounding. 

The authors of the motion would like to know of any former or ongoing research that provides evidence countering this claim. 

Please reach out to Kristin Kleisner (kkleisner@edf.org) and Kristina Gjerde (kristina.gjerde@eip.com.pl) if you have information to share.