Support the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperative's resolution against destructive fishing practices, including dynamite fishing and cyanide fishing.

CNN: Task force announces coral reef protections

Corals are easily damaged by pollution and destructive fishing practices, and it takes decades for them to re-grow.

BBC: Underwater robots to 'repair' Scotland's coral reefs

Destructive fishing methods have been used on the rich fauna of seamounts for several years now, including bottom trawling.

UNESCO: MEDIA SERVICES

The major threats are from coastal development, destructive fishing practices, overexploitation of marine resources, marine pollution and sedimentation from inland deforestation and farming.

CNN: Task force announces coral reef protections

But destructive fishing pressure has sharply depleted ocean wildlife, some by 90 percent in 50 years, including sharks, tunas, marlin, menhaden, groupers, snappers, tarpon, turtles, shrimp, crabs and others.

CNN: An SOS on World Oceans Day: Save our seas, save ourselves

Previous studies have suggested pollution, destructive fishing practices and climate change have already caused major damage to many of the colonies of sealife colonies that were built up over thousands of years.

BBC: Google adds coral reef panoramas to Street View maps

But Scottish Green Party leader Robin Harper angrily denounced the two main opposition parties, describing calls for increased fishing quotas as "lunacy" and "a destructive response to an environmental crisis".

BBC: NEWS | UK | Scotland | Minister pledges 'better' fish deal