fishing the arctic

Ted Stevens is in the news for other stuff these days, but last week he introduced a resolution relating to climate change. The resolution calls for the development of an international framework to manage arctic fisheries created through fish migrations into warming waters and/or easier boat access in newly ice-free waters.
Here's from a news release.

“Although there is much to learn about climate change patterns, the Arctic Ocean and its fish habitats are changing,” Senator Stevens said. “Fish stocks may colonize this ocean in the coming years, and we need to act now to put appropriate international fisheries agreements in place."

Wow. Click here to see the whole release.