News on marine environment issues
News on marine environment issues
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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 ...
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WWF Issues Warning to Governments as International Year of the Ocean Ends
LONDON -- As the International Year of the Ocean (IYO) draws to a close, the conservation ...
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So-called recovery plan increases quota for depleted tuna
GLAND, Switzerland -- Caving in to pressure from the fishing industries of the United States, Japan ...
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WWF Calls For Designating Wadden Sea as a Particularly Sensitive Sea Area
WWF has called on countries bordering the North Sea to declare the Wadden Sea a Particularly ...
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ICCAT Must Ensure Recovery of Threatened Bluefin Tuna, Says WWF
WWF called on Atlantic tuna fishing nations to honour their commitment to adopt a bona fide ...
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Japan Begins 12th Scientific Whale Hunt With New Boat
GLAND, Switzerland -- WWF urged Japan to reconsider its large-scale scientific whaling as it ...
