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McDonald’s in ‘historic’ agreement to contain Arctic cod fishing

OSLO, Norway(AFP) — Food giants McDonald’s and Tesco have signed a “historic” agreement to not expand cod fishing into untouched parts of the Arctic, where the ice melt has sparked fears of a rush on unexploited areas, Greenpeace said Wednesday. “This is a historic agreement that brings together the main players in the cod fishing” in the Barents Sea and the Norwegian Sea, said Frida Bengtsson, a marine environment specialist at Greenpeace. “In the absence […]