单项选择题

Questions 29 and 30 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.
The proposal to regulate trade in red and pink coral was defeated mostly because

A.red and pink coral were not among the endangered.
B.the US and Sweden didn’t support the proposal.
C.delegates didn’t think it was necessary to do that.
D.regulations may affect poor fishing communities.