Translation of "sous-marin d'exploration pour grandes profondeurs " (French → English) :

This is also the doctrine of the FAO, which in its preparatory work on the guidelines for the protection of vulnerable ecosystems ruled out using depth as a criterion, precisely because it considered it to be arbitrary, lacking in scientific basis and more fanciful than anything, because, as I have said, since it does not protect coral or seamounts that are at a lesser depth, it would immediately wipe off the map fisheries that have been operating for some time without any problems, such as, for example cutlassfish fisheries in the Azores or black halibut in the area regulated by the NAFO. These are just two examples.

This is also the doctrine of the FAO, which in its preparatory work on the guidelines for the protection of vulnerable ecosystems ruled out using depth as a criterion, precisely because it considered it to be arbitrary, lacking in scientific basis and more fanciful than anything, because, as I have said, since it does not protect coral or seamounts that are at a lesser depth, it would immediately wipe off the map fisheries that have been operating for some time without any problems, such as, for example cutlassfish fisheries in the Azores or black halibut in the area regulated by the NAFO. These are just two examples.

Approximately 95% of the damage inflicted on deep-water systems associated with seamounts are believed to be the result of bottom trawling, even though this sector is estimated to represent only about 0.2% of the world marine catch ([83]) Only 11 countries have distant-water fleets operating in waters outside their country’s 200-mile limit: Denmark , Estonia , Iceland , Japan , Latvia , Lithuania , New Zealand , Norway , Portugal , Russia , and Spain ([84])

Hon. David Pratt (Minister of National Defence, Lib.): Mr. Speaker, it is important for the hon. member to keep in mind that the submarines that were purchased from the British by the Canadian navy were purchased at a cost of approximately a quarter of their value, with 80% of the operational life of the submarine.

This unique marine environment is home to 15 species of dolphins and whales, many species of fish including halibut, cod, redfish, swordfish, tuna, salmon and squid, as well as deep sea corals and other little-known bottom dwelling invertebrate animals.

The European Commission has authorised the acquisition whereby the Swedish state-owned defence company Celsius AB ("Celsius") acquires joint control together with the German privately owned consortium Preussag Aktiengesellschaft ("Preussag") over Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft AG ("HDW"), a subsidiary of Preussag active in the fields of conventionally powered submarines and large defence naval vessels.