Following its approval late last month in the
Senate, the new Ley de Pesca now heads back to the Camara
de Diputados, which approved an earlier version of the
bill in July, said Mr Navarro.
President Sebastin Piera is hoping the
lower house will complete the parliamentary Ping-Pong
process by the end of the year, when Chiles current
fisheries law--in place since 2001--is set to expire.
Corporate-Friendly Fisheries Bill Sparks Protests, Divides Opposition
CHILE - Against the objections of artisan fishers, environmentalgroups and some opposition lawmakers, Chiles Congress isinching closer toward approving a controversialgovernment-backed overhaul of the countrys fisheriesregulations, writes Carlos Navarro.
by Lucy Towers
