News on marine environment issues
News on marine environment issues
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WWF Welcomes Decision on European Fishing Quotas
WWF welcoms the decision to reduce fishing quotas but calls for more measures to tackle overfishing.
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Argentinean Fisheries Crisis Highlights Need for WTO Action
WWF calls on governments attending the WTO meeting in Seattle to halt subsidies that drive ...
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Whale Sanctuary Created in the Mediterranean
Italy,France and Monaco signed a treaty creating the first international Whale Sanctuary in the ...
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Swordfish and Bluefin Tuna continue to slip through ICCAT net
Spain and other countries are catching undersized Swordfish and Tuna in breach of international law.
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EU Fishing subsidies = 14 000 Euro per boat
Taxpayers in the European Union are subsidising their fishing industry by at least 14,000 Euro per ...
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WWF welcomes fishing nations' action on subsidies
WWF, the conservation organization, welcomes the call today by a coalition of the world's top ...
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Norway sets highest whale quota since 1986 moratorium
The Norwegian whaling season opens today with the fleet of 36 boats set to hunt a 'self awarded' ...
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Sea Otters and Dolphins Poisoned
As the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) (1) meets to deliberate the use of organotin ...
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New study finds controls inadequate to protect Galapagos sea cucumbers
Sea cucumbers in the Galapagos Islands in Ecuador continue to be illegally fished and are also ...
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Toxics release in Southern Spain
Local controls and European Union laws failed once more when a dam broke in southern Spain and ...
