They say thirty million tropical fish are disappearing every year because of a growing interest in tropical fish.

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Campaigners, with the support of marine scientists, have repeatedly tried to persuade countries to agree to an international ban, arguing that the indiscriminate nature of bottom-trawling is causing irreversible damage to coral reefs and slow-growing fish species, which can take decades to reach maturity and are therefore slow to replenish their numbers.

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Such troubles are unlikely to sap growing global demand for fish and other aquaculture products.

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Fish farms are growing in some countries.

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