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Link: The National Post Canadian officials are quietly exploring a possible moratorium on large-scale commercial fishing in the Beaufort Sea, a move that would match a decision announced last week by the U.S. government. The temporary U.S. ban imposed Thursday by Commerce Secretary Gary Locke came amid lingering uncertainties about the long-term affect of climate change on the Arctic environment and about the best strategies to sustainably exploit potential new fisheries. The U.S. will continue to allow small-scale, subsistence fishing among its Native populations -- as any moratorium in this country would, Canadian officials say.