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Paris (AFP) Nov 16, 2008 - The survival of Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin tuna, exploited to the brink of collapse, could depend on international negotiations starting Monday in Marrakech, Morocco.
Richard Lochhead said shutting down west coast waters would be "absurd" The Scottish fisheries secretary is due to hold an emergency meeting with EU Commissioner Joe Borg in a bid to stop Scottish fishing grounds being closed....
Published Date: 16 November 2008 SCOTLAND'S fisheries secretary has pledged to resist "absurd" proposals by the European Commission which threaten to shut down waters off the west coast. Richard Lochhead is to hold an emergency...
Barcelona, Spain: A European fisheries report demonstrating continuing widespread infringements by bluefin tuna fleets despite increased fleet surveillance in the Mediterranean has been delayed until after the conclusion of...
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Europe's fisheries chief proposed new regulations Friday to crack down on illegal fishing, which is depleting fish stock, by using a penalty point system similar to that for driving offences.
More than a quarter of sharks and rays in the north-east Atlantic face extinction through the effects of overfishing, with 7% classed as critically endangered, conservationists have warned.The Red List published by the...
