Fisheries news archive
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Maritime Spatial Planning Directive needs strong environmental commitment
Brussels, 14th March 2013. Environmental NGOs have welcomed the proposal for a Directive on ...
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Historic vote protects sharks and manta rays at CITES
Historic vote to regulate trade of several species of sharks and manta rays
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Large numbers of threatened reef fish still traded
The humphead wrasse, a tropical reef fish, is still suffering from illegal and unreported ...
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Fisheries Ministers remain unambitious on fisheries
Early this morning Fisheries Ministers adopted their position on the draft basic regulation of the ...
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Victory as European Parliament votes for sustainable fisheries!
Strasbourg, France, 6 February 2013 - After a Committee vote in December that was praised by WWF as ...
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Stop bankrupting our oceans: citizens, fishermen and industry call on Europe to make the right decision for the future of fish
Strasbourg, France: Citizens, fishermen, industry leaders and WWF urge Members of the European ...
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Help save the world's smallest, rarest porpoise
In the upper part of Mexico's Gulf of California lives the world's smallest porpoise, the vaquita. ...
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Great Barrier Reef Scorecard Highlights Risk to World Heritage Status
As part of their joint Fight for the Reef campaign, WWF-Australia and the Australian Marine ...
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WWF calls on US Government to protect and restore pristine Philippine coral reef following navy ship grounding
On January 17, a US Navy minesweeping vessel became grounded on Tubbataha Reefs Natural Marine ...
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Fishing for their future
In the face of large-scale commercial fishing and depleted stocks,the handline tuna fishermen of ...
