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18th Apr 13

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Scottish registered vessels accounted for 65 percent of the weight and 60 percent of the total value of total landings by the UK fleet.

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Reports from Member States on Behaviours Which Seriously Infringed the Rules of the Common Fisheries Policy in 2006

04/11/2008

This paper from the European Commission documents infringements of the Common Fisheries Policy by Member States in 2006. 83% of the infringements were ...

Author: European Commission
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The Progress of the Common Fisheries Policy: Volume 1

22/07/2008

This report is a mid-term review of the 2002 reform of the Common Fisheries Policy, and examines ongoing challenges facing fisheries managers. It seek ...

Author: House of Lords, UK Parliament
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Pirate Fish on Your Plate

01/08/2007

This report exposes the link between consumers in the UK and illegal or ‘pirate’ fishing vessels operating off West Africa that are decimati ...

Author: Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF)
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Programme of Support to Tackling IUU Fishing in Southern Africa: Programme Brief and Update no. 1

01/08/2007

As a follow on action from the International High Seas Task Force, the UK Government has committed to support an African policy process to tackle IUU ...

Author: Department for International Development (DfID), UK
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The UK Action Plan on implementing the recommendations of the High Seas Task Force on illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) fishing

01/05/2006

This document sets out an Action Plan articulating the UK’s role in taking forward a set of nine proposals recommended by the High Seas Task Forc ...

Author: UK Government
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Consultation Workshop on the UK IUU Action Plan

21/03/2006

This is the report of a workshop held in March 2006 to discuss the UK Action Plan on IUU fishing. ...

Author: Chatham House
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Report of International Workshop on Impacts of IUU Fishing on Developing Countries

17/06/2005

Report of the proceedings of the workshop on ‘Impacts of IUU Fishing on Developing Countries‘, held in London on 16-17 June 2005, and spons ...

Author: DFID
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An Analysis of the Extent of IUU Fishing in Subarea 48.3: A Report for the UK Government in Respect of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

01/05/2002

This paper contains the executive summary and appendices of a report commissioned by the UK Government on the extent of IUU fishing for toothfish in t ...

Author: MRAG
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Grand Theft Oceans: Tackling Illegal, Unregulated and Unreported (IUU) Fishing

30/04/2007

This event is organised by the UK Department for International Development and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
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EyeOverFishing

EyeOverFishing is a map of the UK fisheries system, the problems with it, and solutions that are possible today. It explores not only the question 'how can someone make a difference?' but also 'which changes within the fisheries system will make the biggest difference?' Site visitors can sign up to a newsletter.

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fish2fork

This website, established by UK journalist Charles Clover (author of 'The End of the Line'), rates restaurants that serve fish not only for the quality of their food but also for the effect they are having on the seas and on marine life. The site asks for consumers to fill in a form or email about restaurants or with any new information. Charles Clover says, "The success of this site will depend on your willingness to take part - the more information you can provide, the more powerful fish2fork.com will become as a force for change".

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Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) UK

JNCC is the statutory adviser to the government on UK and international nature conservation. Its work contributes to maintaining and enriching biological diversity, conserving geological features and sustaining natural systems. The seas belonging to the UK extend over 867,000 sq km (335,000 sq miles) - more than three times its land area - and are of crucial environmental importance. JNCC provides advice to Government on how to lessen the impacts of energy supplies, ship-borne trade, fisheries, marine aggregates, tourism and recreation on UK seas, and suggests measures to achieve effective marine nature conservation. This work is supported by a programme of surveillance and monitoring that identifies trends in the biodiversity of the marine environment and assessment of the state of our marine biodiversity.

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Marine Conservation Society

The Marine Conservation Society (MCS) is a UK charity dedicated to caring for our seas, shores and wildlife. MCS campaigns for clean seas and beaches, sustainable fisheries, protection of marine life and habitats, and the sensitive use of marine resources. Through education, community involvement and collaboration, MCS raises awareness of the threats to the seas and promotes individual, industry and government action to protect the marine environment.

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Marine Fisheries Agency

The Marine Fisheries Agency was established in 2005 as an Executive Agency of the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. It brings together in one organisation the service delivery, inspection and enforcement activities provided by the Government to the fishing industry and other marine stakeholders in England and Wales.

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Marks & Spencer

UK supermarket Marks & Spencer was named as the UK‘s number one retailer of sustainable fish by the Marine Stewardship Council in 2006. This link is for the company‘s page on sustainable sourcing.

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Sea Vision UK

Over 190 organisations from across the wider maritime sector, at sea and ashore, have joined together in Sea Vision UK. Sea Vision UK is a national campaign to raise awareness of the sea, including the maritime sector in its widest sense. Sea Vision has two objectives: to raise the profile of the maritime sector with the general public and specifically to target awareness amongst young people. The campaign also aims to set a blueprint for co-operation across the sector for the future.

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Seafish

The Sea Fish Industry Authority (Seafish) works across all sectors of the UK seafood industry to promote good quality, sustainable seafood. The organisation's research and projects are aimed at raising standards, improving efficiency and ensuring that the industry develops in a viable way. Seafish works with fishermen, processors, wholesalers, seafood farmers, fish friers, caterers, retailers and the import/export trade. Click here for Seafish's pages on IUU fishing.

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SeaWeb

SeaWeb is a communications-based nonprofit organisation, with offices in the US, France and the UK, that uses social marketing techniques to advance ocean conservation. SeaWeb works to raise public awareness, advance science-based solutions and mobilise decision-makers around ocean conservation.

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UK Department for International Development (DFID)

DFID is the Government Department which manages the UK's aid to poor countries and works to get rid of extreme poverty. Click on the link above for the DfID page on fisheries and for links to a number of case studies.

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UK Hydrographic Office

UKHO is a Government Trading Fund and part of the UK Ministry of Defence and has been charting the world’s oceans for over 200 years. The UKHO is behind the world-renowned Admiralty brand of products and services covering marine, defence, leisure and hydrographic expertise.

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Waitrose

Waitrose (part of the John Lewis Partnership) is a signatory of the Marine Stewardship Council and has a policy on sustainable fishing. The link takes you to the company‘s most recent Environmental Report.

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07/03/2012

Illegal fishing concerns issued after Norfolk Broads line discovery

Author: BBC News

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24/02/2012

Fishing skippers and factory fined nearly £1m for illegal catches

Author: The Guardian

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14/03/2011

Shark’s Fin Comes Off Menu as Cruelty Campaign Sways U.K. Chefs

Author: Richard Vines, Bloomberg

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10/09/2010

Scottish anglers guilty of fishing illegally

Author: BBC News

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08/09/2010

Mackerel wars: Overfished and over there

Author: Economist

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24/08/2010

Why is Britain braced for a mackerel war?

Author: Andrew McFarlane, BBC News Magazine

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08/06/2010

Caviar gangs dish up illegal roe to bypass authorised importers

Author: Pesca2.com

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04/05/2010

'Profound' decline in fish stocks shown in UK records

Author: BBC News

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27/04/2010

Findus commits to buy only MSC wild fish

Author: Fishupdate.com

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22/04/2010

Trading standards crackdown on illegal fish selling

Author: Fishupdate.com

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14/04/2010

Brixham skipper first to be prosecuted by new fishing body

Author: Fishupdate.com

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30/03/2010

Pilot project for cod catch quota

Author: Fishupdate.com

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24/03/2010

French skipper and owner fined for illegal fishing

Author: Fishupdate.com

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18/03/2010

Bluefin tuna ban proposal meets rejection

Author: BBC News

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11/03/2010

Tuna fishing: The fairest catch

Author: Telegraph, UK

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02/03/2010

Trials to reduce cod by-catches

Author: Fishupdate.com

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22/02/2010

Billingsgate Market may get illegal fish office

Author: Fishupdate.com

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09/02/2010

Mackerel fraud – seventh man charged

Author: Shetland Marine News, UK

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05/02/2010

UK joins calls for ban on Atlantic bluefin tuna trade

Author: The Ecologist

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28/01/2010

Six men charged over illegal fishing

Author: STV News, Scotland, UK

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26/01/2010

WWF nets Marks & Spencer commitment to sustainable fishing

Author: Guardian, UK

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15/01/2010

Ferry is caught in illegal net

Author: The Herald, Plymouth, UK

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20/12/2009

Fish planes grounded

Author: Water World, UK

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11/12/2009

Dutch beam skipper and owner fined more than £12,000

Author: Fishupdate.com

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03/12/2009

Dramatic results in reducing discards announced

Author: Fishupdate.com

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27/11/2009

Supermarkets could do more to protect fish

Author: Fishupdate.com

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21/11/2009

Lowestoft fisherman fined

Author: Lowestoft Journal, UK

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10/11/2009

Innovative £250,000 fisheries scheme to help tackle discards

Author: Fishupdate.com

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09/11/2009

Seafish and Defra to host seminars on new IUU Regulations

Author: fishnewseu.com

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09/11/2009

Look to East Coast Pirates to see where this could lead

Author: SourceUK.net

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05/11/2009

Scandal of $1bn illegal fishing industry could destroy Africa’s fish stocks ‘within years’ unless urgent action is taken

Author: DFID

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03/11/2009

Lochhead calls for 'remote control' fisheries policy to be switched off

Author: Fishupdate.com

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27/10/2009

Bristol Zoo promotes sustainable seafood choices – and leads by example

Author: Pesca2.com

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21/10/2009

Fish & chip shops leading the way on sustainability

Author: The Frozen at Sea Fillet Fish Association (FASFA)

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17/10/2009

EU officials warn of disappearing cod

Author: The Associated Press

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16/10/2009

EU eyes cutting cod fishing by a quarter in 2010

Author: Reuters

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12/10/2009

Scotland to strengthen ban on "barbaric" shark finning

Author: Fishupdate.com

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09/10/2009

Scotland tackling discards is a win win for fishermen and conservation

Author: Fishupdate.com

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06/10/2009

Norway protests over mackerel ban

Author: Fishupdate.com

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05/10/2009

Norwegian vessels banned from fishing in Scottish waters

Author: FIS (Fish Information Service)

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01/10/2009

Scallop skipper faces £5,000 bill for illegal fishing

Author: Fishupdate.com

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14/09/2009

Fishing leader welcomes cod scam prosecution

Author: Fishupdate.com

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08/09/2009

Fisheries minister backs call for fish and chip lovers to police international waters

Author: Frozen at Sea Fillets Association (FASFA) UK

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08/09/2009

Fish buyers and fishermen face new electronic rules

Author: Fishupdate.com

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02/09/2009

Helicopters patrol fishing waters

Author: BBC News

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01/09/2009

EU mulls ban on tuna as stocks near collapse

Author: Euractiv

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21/08/2009

'Pirate fishing' fear over planes

Author: BBC News

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21/08/2009

CCTV bid to reduce fishing waste

Author: BBC News

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21/08/2009

UK Minister visits Mozambique and commits further support to the Stop Illegal Fishing Programme

Author: Stop Illegal Fishing

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17/08/2009

Peterhead vessel in new drive to cut discards

Author: Fishupdate.com

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07/08/2009

Sea change in store for supermarkets? Pressure from environmental groups to stop selling unsustainably produced seafood

Author: CBC News, Canada

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06/08/2009

Cybit in tie-up with DEFRA over long-term sustainable fisheries management

Author: SmallCapNews.co.uk

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05/08/2009

Fishy fishing practices threaten the environment

Author: IPS News Agency

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31/07/2009

Seafish welcomes new study on fish stocks

Author: Fishupdate.com

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30/07/2009

Compass bans 69 endangered fish species from its restaurants

Author: Guardian, UK

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25/07/2009

CCTV hits the high seas in bid to cut fish discarding

Author: The Scotsman, UK

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21/07/2009

UK stores reject NZ hoki

Author: The New Zealand Herald

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19/07/2009

Sarkozy exposes EU guilt in a fishing disaster

Author: Times Online, UK

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17/07/2009

Britain to support a ban on international trade in blue-fin tuna

Author: Times Online, UK

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16/07/2009

Fishing company given nominal fines

Author: Fishupdate.com

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16/07/2009

Fishing nations spare both Atlantic and Pacific tuna species

Author: Environment News Service

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14/07/2009

Cheap Vietnamese fish being passed off as cod

Author: Fishupdate.com

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09/07/2009

End Of The Line author criticises fishing case judge

Author: Fishupdate.com

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25/06/2009

Waitrose urges ethical fish consumption as it bans swordfish

Author: Fishupdate.com

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24/06/2009

Trust attacks fishing firm's 'let-off'

Author: West Morning News, UK

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22/06/2009

Fishing firms warned after 'blackfish' case

Author: Fishupdate.com

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17/06/2009

Fish firm ordered to pay £710,000

Author: BBC News

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12/06/2009

M&S to stop selling certain types of tuna

Author: Fishupdate.com

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09/06/2009

Greenpeace goes to battle with Robert DeNiro's Nobu over endangered bluefin tuna

Author: Los Angeles Times

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09/06/2009

Supermarket scraps unsustainable tuna

Author: Telegraph, UK

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01/06/2009

These are not the mariners of old but pirates who make bureaucrats blanch

Author: Guardian, UK

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27/05/2009

WWF and M&S promote solutions to discarding

Author: Fishupdate.com

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15/05/2009

4 Foreign ships under detention in the UK during April

Author: Pesca2.com

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07/05/2009

Fish and chip lovers asked to help police Atlantic waters

Author: Click Green, UK

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05/05/2009

Fish firm faces £4m confiscation

Author: BBC News

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28/04/2009

No tuna, no salmon. No oysters, no skate. No cod and chips

Author: Scuba Diving News

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28/04/2009

Sustained growth of MSC labelled products continues

Author: Fishupdate.com

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27/04/2009

Call for end to shark finning

Author: Fishupdate.com

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22/04/2009

New fisheries system needed

Author: Irish Times

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22/04/2009

UK welcomes Fishing Policy reform proposals

Author: Fishupdate.com

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17/04/2009

Young's helps fish producer achieve Marine Stewardship Council certification

Author: Fishupdate.com

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10/04/2009

Mozambique: British support for African fisheries

Author: allAfrica.com

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23/03/2009

Fishermen jailed over scam fine

Author: BBC News

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03/03/2009

First sustainable Atlantic cod and haddock arrive in the UK

Author: Fishupdate.com

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20/02/2009

Closing the net on illegal fishing

Author: BBC News

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18/02/2009

Britain and others step up pressure on iceland on whaling

Author: Fishupdate.com

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04/02/2009

World's major fishing nations failing on sustainability: Scientists grade 53 major fishing nations on how they comply with UN's voluntary code of conduct

Author: Guardian, UK

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03/02/2009

New aircraft set to improve fisheries surveillance

Author: Fishupdate.com

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26/01/2009

UK's biggest fishery receives MSC certificate

Author: Pesca2.com

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08/01/2009

British shoppers advised to take ethical line when choosing fish species

Author: Guardian, UK

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06/01/2009

The two piracies in Somalia: why the world ignores the other

Author: Somali Press Review

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15/12/2008

Hope for a reduction in discards

Author: Fishupdate.com

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27/11/2008

Bluefin tuna - magnificent fish too valuable to save

Author: Telegraph, UK

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24/11/2008

Fishing fleets are pirates, too

Author: The Sydney Morning Herald, Australia

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10/11/2008

Quarter of Northeast Atlantic sharks and rays threatened with extinction

Author: Fishupdate.com

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10/11/2008

To save the Southern polar environment - dump the Antarctic Treaty

Author: Scientific American

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07/11/2008

Boost for fisheries governance and trade through NEPAD-led Pan-African partnership

Author: NEPAD Online Weekly Dialogue

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05/11/2008

One million tons of North Sea fish discarded every year

Author: Environment News Service

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27/10/2008

Lyons Seafoods first to market with MSC certified cold water prawns

Author: Fishupdate.com

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10/09/2008

Decisive action on discards

Author: Fishupdate.com

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09/09/2008

Belgians fined £43,000 and forfeit gear

Author: Fishupdate.com

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08/09/2008

Young's responds to MCS's strictures what fish to eat

Author: Fishupdate.com

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08/09/2008

SFF welcomes Scottish Marine Bill with a note of caution

Author: Fishupdate.com

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08/09/2008

Nobu offers critically-endangered species to sushi diners

Author: Mongabay.com, US

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06/09/2008

Robert De Niro's restaurant chain sells endangered tuna

Author: The Telegraph, UK

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04/09/2008

Cod and chips? Make it pollock in guilt-free guide to seafood

Author: The Times Online, UK

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04/09/2008

A simple label will solve the problem

Author: The Times Online, UK

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03/09/2008

Hakkasan drops its famed £40 shark fin soup over ethics

Author: The Independent, UK

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02/09/2008

Oceana insists on the need to eliminate discards

Author: Oceana

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02/09/2008

Cornish fisherman taking on the European Union

Author: Fishupdate.com

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01/09/2008

Thousands of sharks caught by European fleets are not reported to fisheries management organisations says Oceana

Author: Oceana

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25/08/2008

Scottish MEP hits out at the practice of discarding fish at sea

Author: Fishupdate.com

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21/08/2008

White Fish Code of Practice Award for Grimsby fish merchanting companies

Author: Fishupdate.com

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20/08/2008

Oceana exposes galician connections between cocaine, illegal fishing and shark catches

Author: Oceana

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14/08/2008

Fishing row after Scots boat filmed dumping catch

Author: Daily Record, Scotland

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14/08/2008

Norway is to introduce tough new rules

Author: Fishupdate.com

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14/08/2008

Fish dumping sparked international incident

Author: Fishupdate.com

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13/08/2008

John West: the worst on tinned tuna

Author: Greenpeace

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13/08/2008

UK fishing boat filmed dumping 5 tons of fish

Author: The Telegraph, UK

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12/08/2008

Activists drop rocks on German seabed to stop fishing

Author: Reuters UK

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08/08/2008

Globalization is destroying the world's oceans

Author: Free Internet Press, from an article in 'Spiegel Online'

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06/08/2008

Fines concern over illegal fishing

Author: Fishupdate.com

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31/07/2008

Norwegian coastgaurd claims British trawlers dumping fish

Author: Fishupdate.com

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30/07/2008

Committee findings highlight need for robust Marine Bill

Author: Fishupdate.com

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28/07/2008

Scott Trawlers fined

Author: Fishupdate.com

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21/07/2008

Ireland & France. Federation of Irish Fishermen delivers strong message to President Sarkozy

Author: BYM Marine and Maritime News

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21/07/2008

Sexy Gandy strips for charity

Author: The Sun, UK

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18/07/2008

South Africa fisheries ministers agree to fight illegal fishing

Author: The Entrepreneur, featured on ICSF Samudra News Alerts

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15/07/2008

Germany world's [second] largest market for MSC labeled seafood

Author: Atuna

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14/07/2008

Africa: UK to support fight against illegal fishing

Author: allAfrica.com

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10/07/2008

Africa urged to speed up control of illegal fishing

Author: Informante, Namibia

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02/07/2008

Regional conference to stop illegal fishing opens

Author: Namibian

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27/06/2008

Southern Africa: SADC loses billions to illicit fishing

Author: allAfrica.com

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06/06/2008

SNP President welcomes illegal fishing move

Author: Fishupdate.com

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28/05/2008

Basking sharks return to Isle of Man waters

Author: Isle of Man Today

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26/05/2008

Report examines how industry can turn the tide on sustainable fishing

Author: Fishupdate.com

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26/05/2008

Southern Africa: SADC fishing communities to add weight to curb fish plunder

Author: allAfrica.com

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22/05/2008

Responsible fishing scheme attracts new entrants

Author: Fishupdate.com

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20/05/2008

Namibia: fishing conference postponed due to cabinet retreat

Author: allAfrica.com

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18/05/2008

Ireland to hunt nightmare fishing nets in north Atlantic

Author: AFP

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02/05/2008

Africa: illegal fishing costs ccontinent Sh62 billion

Author: allAfrica.com

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01/05/2008

MoD to partner in vessel monitoring systems academy

Author: Carpe Diem Ltd, UK

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30/04/2008

Developing countries lose out as scale of illegal fishing grows

Author: DfID, UK

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29/04/2008

Seafish headquarters in landings probe

Author: Fishupdate.com

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25/04/2008

Fixed penalties instead of court for fishermen and owners

Author: Fishupdate.com

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17/04/2008

Arctic pollock facing threats - report

Author: Green Consumer Guide

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16/04/2008

Grimsby fish companies set sights on Indonesia

Author: Fishupdate.com

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15/04/2008

Illegal fishing is plundering Arctic waters

Author: PeopleandPlanet.net

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14/04/2008

Russell welcomes EC acceptance of Scottish scheme

Author: Fishupdate.com

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10/04/2008

MEP calls on Brown to stop Commission proposal

Author: Fishupdate.com

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10/04/2008

Women's Institutes call for ban on bottom trawling

Author: Fishupdate.com

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10/04/2008

Seven foreign ships under detention in the UK during March

Author: Pesca2.com

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04/04/2008

New discard measures unveiled at show

Author: Fishupdate.com

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03/04/2008

Better protected seas promised in Marine Bill

Author: Fishupdate.com

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03/04/2008

Greens fear 'weak' Marine Bill

Author: Fishupdate.com

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26/03/2008

British seas turning green, says watchdog

Author: The Guardian, UK

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25/03/2008

Skippers of small boats fear ruin as EU quota limits bite

Author: The Guardian, UK

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25/03/2008

Enforcement and voluntary deals prompt a renaissance

Author: The Guardian, UK

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25/03/2008

Long road to full sustainability, says Tesco chief

Author: Fishupdate.com

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23/03/2008

Crackdown on the caviar smugglers

Author: The Independent, UK

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20/03/2008

North Sea network would "devastate" industry, claims trade body

Author: Fishupdate.com

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12/03/2008

Westminster Council to crack down on illegal caviar traders

Author: Caterer Search, UK

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26/02/2008

NOAA plans to compile databases containing blacklisted vessels

Author: Kodiak Daily Mirror, Alaska

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23/02/2008

££1m bill for illegal fishing

Author: Grantham Journal, UK

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22/02/2008

Shaw refutes fish policing cut claims

Author: Fishupdate.com

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19/02/2008

Oceana highlights need for more support for shark campaign

Author: Fishupdate.com

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17/02/2008

Fish stocks at risk from protection patrol cuts

Author: The Telegraph, UK

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14/02/2008

MEP: EC launches action against Spain

Author: Fishupdate.com

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12/02/2008

Belgian owner fined maximum after beamer tries to flee

Author: Fishupdate.com

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06/02/2008

New fish sustainability policy launched by store giant

Author: Fishupdate.com

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04/02/2008

'Landmark' cod conservation scheme begins today

Author: Fishupdate.com

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31/01/2008

NFFO urge Commission rethink on IUU plans

Author: Fishupdate.com

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30/01/2008

Fleet is operating sustainably say fishing leaders

Author: This is North Scotland

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29/01/2008

UK chefs and Greenpeace bid to save threatened fish

Author: Reuters, featured on Planet Ark

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23/01/2008

MEP: Fish policy half century no cause for celebration

Author: Fishupdate.com

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22/01/2008

MSC sorry over 'Stinky Fish'

Author: Fishupdate.com

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19/01/2008

Rare coral reefs plundered for fish tanks

Author: The Times Online, UK

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17/01/2008

Japan demands anti-whalers stop harassing fleet

Author: Reuters, featured on Planet Ark

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17/01/2008

Scottish fisheries progress bid for for eco-label

Author: Fishupdate.com

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16/01/2008

Japan to free anti-whaling activists, Australia says

Author: Bloomberg

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16/01/2008

Protest ship confronts whalers

Author: Bermuda Sun

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15/01/2008

Europe's appetite for seafood propels illegal trade

Author: The New York Times

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15/01/2008

A favorite meal, now offering a side order of environmental awareness

Author: The New York Times, Europe

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15/01/2008

End of the road for Viarsa

Author: Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA)

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07/01/2008

Fishermen to challenge cod quota

Author: Fishupdate.com

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19/12/2007

Fisheries Council falls short on shark limits, says coalition

Author: Fishupdate.com

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13/12/2007

Can fish fish themselves? Only in one of the European Union‘s maddest schemes

Author: The Economist

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11/12/2007

Kilkeel black fish three ordered to pay back £1 million

Author: Fishupdate.com

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11/12/2007

Illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing - new initiative from the European Commission: call for comments

Author: UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)

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11/12/2007

Endangered fish illegally on sale in UK

Author: Practical Fishkeeping, UK

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05/12/2007

Boat-free sea bass fishery wins MSC eco-label

Author: Pesca2.com

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05/12/2007

EU fish policy: More holes than a trawlerman‘s net

Author: Fishupdate.com

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04/12/2007

UK first as The Place hotels and brasseries gain Marine Stewardship Council certificates

Author: Pesca2.com

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03/12/2007

Seafood Scotland launches responsible sourcing website

Author: Fishupdate.com

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27/11/2007

Anglo Spanish trawler to pay £194,000 for breaking quota rules

Author: Fishupdate.com

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26/11/2007

New fishery protection vessel on station

Author: Fishupdate.com

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26/11/2007

Top commentator attacks EU ‘fishing crime‘

Author: Fishupdate.com

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24/11/2007

Food detective: The rich list

Author: Times Online, UK

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23/11/2007

French and Dutch trawlers pay more than £55,000 after joint exercise

Author: Fishupdate.com

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23/11/2007

Marston‘s serve up more sustainable options

Author: Fishupdate.com

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22/11/2007

Scotland catches now up for sustainable stamp

Author: Fishupdate.com

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22/11/2007

Rethink urged on "criminally insane" discards policy

Author: Fishupdate.com

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20/11/2007

Fisheries offences consultation launched

Author: Fishupdate.com

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18/11/2007

Antarctica, the new hot real estate

Author: The Star, Canada

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09/11/2007

Pret launches sustainable salmon sandwich

Author: Fishupdate.com

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31/10/2007

UK backs new European efforts to combat illegal fishing

Author: Fishupdate.com

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31/10/2007

Exercise leads to court for French and Dutch trawlers

Author: Fishupdate.com

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30/10/2007

Fishermen change tack on conservation

Author: Scotsman.com

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23/10/2007

Organic cod fish fingers receive certification

Author: Fishupdate.com

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20/10/2007

First signs of a comeback for British cod

Author: Times Online, UK

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20/10/2007

Cuts could take haddock off the menu

Author: The Scotsman

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15/10/2007

Welcome for cod stocks recovery

Author: BBC News

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11/10/2007

Namibia: country urges fishing nations to join SEAFO

Author: allAfrica.com

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10/10/2007

Namibia: concerns over SEAFO ratification delays

Author: allAfrica.com

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05/10/2007

Ministers announce wildlife crime review

Author: Fishupdate.com

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02/10/2007

Defra‘s 20-year vision for sustainable fisheries

Author: Fishupdate.com

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26/09/2007

Greenpeace warns retailers over "stolen" tuna

Author: Fishupdate.com

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24/09/2007

Sierra Leone says arrests Guinean "pirates"

Author: Reuters Africa

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13/09/2007

Sierra Leone to benefit from pirate tracking system

Author: Awareness Times News Briefs, Sierra Leone

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27/08/2007

Newlyn trawler fined for log book offences

Author: Fishupdate.com

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17/08/2007

ARA Freezes assets in Kilkeel Black Fish Case

Author: PR Newswire

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17/08/2007

MFA: Brixham scalloper fined for black fish offences

Author: Fishupdate.com

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13/08/2007

Responsible Fishing Scheme nets 300 vessels

Author: Fishupdate.com

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07/08/2007

Skipper fined £3,200 for illegal fish landings

Author: thisisaberdeen.co.uk, Scotland

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05/08/2007

The Codfather: Trawler tycoon in the dock after boats net £1million of illegal fish

Author: The Sunday Mail, UK

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03/08/2007

Sustainable fish finger launched

Author: Fishupdate.com

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02/08/2007

Traders launch legal action against Executive over ‘black‘ fish landings

Author: The Scotsman

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01/08/2007

‘Illegal "pirate" fish is ending up in Britain‘

Author: The Telegraph, UK

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01/08/2007

New scheme to save fish stocks

Author: Midlothian Today, Scotland

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01/08/2007

Link between UK consumers and African pirate fishing, claims report

Author: Fishupdate.com

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01/08/2007

Health threat of ‘pirate fishing‘

Author: Channel 4 News, UK

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26/07/2007

British restaurants using black market caviar

Author: Fishupdate.com

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02/07/2007

Skippers convicted over black fish hauls

Author: Fishupdate.com

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29/06/2007

New caviar rules in force from Sunday

Author: Fishupdate.com

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28/06/2007

Illegal bluefin tuna fishing carries on

Author: The Telegraph, UK

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24/06/2007

Japan‘s latest fear: No more tuna

Author: International Herald Tribune: Business

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22/06/2007

Greater conservation for European protected species

Author: Fishupdate.com

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13/06/2007

Bad news for the albatross

Author: Cruising World

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12/06/2007

UK asks European Commission to stop dolphin and turtle slaughter in Mediterranean

Author: BYM Marine Environment News

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12/06/2007

Government urges end to driftnet ‘scandal‘

Author: InTheNews.co.uk

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12/06/2007

Bradshaw calls for urgent action on drift net "scandal"

Author: Fishupdate.com

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11/06/2007

Browne demands equal payback rules on illegal fishing

Author: Fishupdate.com

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11/06/2007

Bluefin tuna quotas doubled

Author: The Telegraph, UK

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07/06/2007

Illegal fishing – Slipping through the governance net

Author: Ethical Corporation

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05/06/2007

Top salmon conservation nations praised

Author: Fishupdate.com

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01/06/2007

Sharks: Hunted for fins

Author: Fishupdate.com

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31/05/2007

EU to ban bluefin tuna fishing

Author: The Telegraph, UK

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24/05/2007

Cornish skipper faces heavy fine

Author: BBC News

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09/05/2007

Belgian trawler captain fined

Author: Fishupdate.com

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08/05/2007

EU tuna talks "disastrous", says Bradshaw

Author: Fishupdate.com

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07/05/2007

Britain‘s top fish retailers praised

Author: Fishupdate.com

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03/05/2007

Illegal fishing fears at town‘s harbour

Author: Fife News Today, Scotland

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02/05/2007

Fishermen citicise EU over-fishing decison

Author: RTE News, Ireland

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30/04/2007

UK backs tracking system to net pirate fishermen

Author: Media Newswire

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30/04/2007

UK backs fishing boat database & tracking system to net pirate fishermen

Author: PublicTechnology.net

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29/04/2007

Action urged on illegal fishing

Author: BBC News

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24/04/2007

UK challenges "inconsistent" over-fishing penalties

Author: Fishupdate.com

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20/04/2007

Tough action needed on unsustainable fishing, says Bradshaw

Author: Fishupdate.com

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19/04/2007

Illegal nets still a threat to sea life

Author: The Telegraph, UK

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17/04/2007

Company secretary fined £37,500 in Kilkeel black fish case

Author: Fishupdate.com

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12/04/2007

Sainsbury‘s pledges to sell only line caught fresh cod and haddock

Author: Fishupdate.com

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30/03/2007

Fishing off Sussex costs trawler skipper £10,300

Author: Fishupdate.com

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21/03/2007

MCS: Supermarkets tackling issue of sustainable sourcing

Author: Fishupdate.com

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27/02/2007

New French dispute flares off Yorkshire Coast

Author: Fishupdate.com

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19/02/2007

Fishermen should face same fines

Author: Shetland Marine News

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06/02/2007

Asda fish counters receive MSC approval

Author: Fishupdate.com

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30/01/2007

Success for Responsible Fishing Scheme

Author: Fishupdate.com

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19/01/2007

Row flares over Irish mackerel licence "delays"

Author: Fishupdate.com

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15/01/2007

M&S to sell certified fish only by 2012

Author: Fishupdate.com

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12/01/2007

Fisheries watchdogs win major victory over catch cheats

Author: Fishupdate.com

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04/01/2007

Chefs want action to save cod and chips: WWF urges EU ministers to act

Author: The Publican, featured on Samudra News Alerts, ICSF

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04/01/2007

Truro man in court over illegal bass haul

Author: Fishupdate.com

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04/01/2007

£52m fisheries deal for shipbuilders

Author: Portsmouth Today, UK

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03/01/2007

Fishery protection vessels‘ new lease of life

Author: Fishupdate.com

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27/12/2006

Illegal practices cost Belgian fishermen £11,000

Author: Fishupdate.com

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25/12/2006

Argentina determined to ban double fishing licences

Author: MercoPress

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24/12/2006

Endangered cod falls victim to EU blunder

Author: The Telegraph, UK

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21/12/2006

Minister in pledge to fishermen over catch quota cuts

Author: Yorkshire Post Today, UK

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07/12/2006

Illegal carp imports killed to stop spead of fish disease

Author: KentNews.co.uk

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05/12/2006

Call to survey entire seabed around Europe

Author: The Herald, Scotland

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03/12/2006

UK pastor behind worldwide shark smuggling racket

Author: Independent Online

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29/11/2006

Illegal fish catches fall to lowest level

Author: The Scotsman

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28/11/2006

Young's publish ten sustainable fishing pledges

Author: Fishupdate.com

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28/11/2006

Illegal fishing at "lowest levels" in Scotland

Author: Fishupdate.com

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28/11/2006

Illegal fishing sinks to lowest levels

Author: Scottish Executive

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07/11/2006

Retailers must act responsibly says Prince of Wales

Author: Fishupdate.com

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03/11/2006

UK ‘must shield fishing industry‘

Author: BBC News

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01/11/2006

Bridlington fish war settlement reached

Author: Fishupdate.com

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31/10/2006

Belgian trawler fined for fishing in UK waters

Author: Fishupdate.com

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24/10/2006

New bid to settle fish war

Author: Fishupdate.com

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24/10/2006

Ireland: Browne opens valuable autumn mackerel fishery

Author: Fishupdate.com

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19/10/2006

Enforcement boat to help fight fish crime

Author: Berwick Today, UK

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18/10/2006

If cod is so scarce, why can I still buy it?

Author: BBC News

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13/10/2006

Pedersen and Bradshaw on sustainable fisheries

Author: Fishupdate.com

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13/10/2006

£14,700 penalty for French trawler

Author: Fishupdate.com

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11/10/2006

Move to protect Wales sea bass stocks

Author: News Wales

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05/10/2006

Government urged to save threatened ‘British‘ albatrosses breeding on South Atlantic islands

Author: The Independent

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05/10/2006

FDF issues support for measures to counter illegal fishing

Author: Fishupdate.com

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05/10/2006

New league table shows supermarkets leading green revolution

Author: Fishupdate.com

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04/10/2006

Marine Fisheries Agency celebrates its first birthday

Author: Fishupdate.com

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03/10/2006

British and Dutch trawlers fined

Author: Fishupdate.com

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27/09/2006

Controversial fisheries bill in Argentine Congress

Author: Merco Press

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27/09/2006

Wales fishermen strive to go green

Author: News Wales

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27/09/2006

WWF seafood report comes under fire

Author: Fishupdate.com

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26/09/2006

Supermarket chain launches fish traffic light scheme

Author: Fishupdate.com

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25/09/2006

EU urged to limit tuna fishing as sushi demand threatens stocks

Author: Independent Online, UK

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15/09/2006

UK developing drones to combat illegal fishing

Author: MercoPress

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11/09/2006

Top processor joins action against illegal fishing

Author: Fishupdate.com

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06/09/2006

Spy planes plan to end illegal fishing

Author: The Northern Echo, UK

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04/09/2006

Nationalists voice solidarity with Canadians

Author: Fishupdate.com

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02/09/2006

SFPA will police shellfish order

Author: Shetland Marine News

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01/09/2006

Unmanned spy planes may patrol North Sea

Author: Fishupdate.com

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01/09/2006

Law change to help prevent illegal fishing

Author: Scottish Executive

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25/08/2006

Flag boat operators land heavy fine for massive shark overfishing

Author: Fishupdate.com

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15/08/2006

Scotland’s fisheries authorities close in on illegal fishing

Author: Mercapesca.net

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08/08/2006

International crackdown on illegal fishing gangs

Author: The Herald, Scotland

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07/08/2006

Scotland closing net on illegal fishers

Author: Fishupdate.com

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03/08/2006

Finnie and Bradshaw to attend illegal fishing meeting in Norway

Author: Fishupdate.com

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03/08/2006

DFID to support Namibia in driving political action on illegal fishing in sub-Saharan Africa

Author: DFID (Department for International Development) UK

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25/07/2006

Fisheries ministers to meet in Norway

Author: Fishupdate.com

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19/07/2006

Tuna crisis

Author: Restaurant Magazine

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08/07/2006

French skipper pays the price for illegal fishing

Author: Fishupdate.com

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06/07/2006

Fragile peace returns to lobster grounds

Author: Fishupdate.com

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27/06/2006

UK beam trawler fined for fishing in a closed area

Author: Fishupdate.com

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26/06/2006

New lows on the high seas

Author: The Chronicle Herald

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23/06/2006

Half of cod in Britain may be illegal

Author: United Press International

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21/06/2006

How the fish on your plate makes you an accessory to crime at sea

Author: Times Online

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07/06/2006

Herring catches should be halved, say scientists

Author: The Herald

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31/05/2006

Direction agreed on global fishing

Author: Green Consumer Guide

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30/05/2006

UK urges United Nations to strengthen the conservation & management of global fish stocks

Author: Bymnews.com

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27/05/2006

Four held in pirate prawns pursuit

Author: The Daily Record

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26/05/2006

Governments urged to act on IUU

Author: Green Consumer Guide

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22/05/2006

Wildlife watchdog urges enforcing fish limits

Author: ESPN Outdoors

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19/05/2006

World fish stocks facing grim future: report

Author: CTV.ca

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16/05/2006

French trawler fined 1600 pounds plus costs for illegal fishing in UK waters

Author: bymnews.com

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15/05/2006

Argentina confirms fisheries policy towards Falklands

Author: Merco Press

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12/05/2006

Fisheries officers raid mackerel factory

Author: The Herald

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09/05/2006

UK: Dutch fishing vessel ordered to pay £14,000 for illegal fishing

Author: bymnews.com

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08/05/2006

Fight the pirates - an appeal for action against the global fish robbers

Author: Greenpeace International, featured on OneWorld UK

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02/05/2006

UK: MSC lowers logo licensing fees to benefit small and medium size businesses

Author: fishupdate.com

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27/04/2006

Belgian trawler fined for illegal fishing

Author: fishupdate.com

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26/04/2006

French trawler fined for illegal fishing

Author: fishupdate.com

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23/04/2006

Kirchner, South Atlantic fisheries tough sheriff

Author: Merco Press

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10/04/2006

Scallop dredger convicted for fishing illegally in Sussex waters

Author: fishupdate.com

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05/04/2006

Dutch trawler ordered to pay £20K for illegal fishing in UK waters

Author: fishupdate.com

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29/03/2006

Report shows pelagic prospects unclear

Author: Shetland Marine News

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27/03/2006

May review of Fish Stocks Agreement to stress participation, implementation in order to reverse decline of fish stocks

Author: Media Newswire

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26/03/2006

“John Cheek” delayed for another two weeks

Author: Merco Press

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19/03/2006

Gangs plunder Scots razorfish

Author: The Times Online

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06/03/2006

Pirate trawlers face crackdown on overfishing

Author: Reuters, featured on Planet Ark

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06/03/2006

Pirate trawlers targeted by new green group

Author: Independent Online (South Africa)

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06/03/2006

Anderton urges action on illegal fishing at Paris forum

Author: Stuff.co.nz

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04/03/2006

Illegal fishing worth $9bn a year, says report

Author: Guardian Unlimited

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03/03/2006

Joe Borg welcomes report on illegal fishing

Author: Europa (European Commission)

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20/02/2006

Cod sold in hundreds of chippies linked to Russian black market

Author: Guardian Unlimited

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09/02/2006

Fixed penalties for fishing crime

Author: BBC News

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25/01/2006

Bradshaw challenges world to improve its ocean management

Author: DEFRA

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20/01/2006

Sweden: Findus targeted by Greenpeace

Author: fishupdate.com

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UK Action Plan on IUU Fishing

31/03/2008


Author:

Tim Bostock, DFID & Darius Campbell, DEFRA

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Tackling IUU Fishing: the Challenges for Small Businesses in Identifying Product Origins

31/03/2008


Author:

Chris Leftwich, Fishmongers' Company, UK

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Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing: An Industry Perspective

31/03/2008


Author:

Barrie Deas, National Federation of Fishermen's Organisations, UK

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Update on the UK Action Plan

08/05/2007


Author:

Tim Bostock, Department for International Development (DfID), UK

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Update on the UK Action Plan on IUU Fishing

21/11/2006


Author:

Tim Bostock, Department for International Development (DfID), UK

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Legal Measures to Restrict the Access of Products of IUU Fishing to UK and EU Markets

21/11/2006


Author:

Fiona Mettam

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UK Action Plan

09/05/2006


Author:

Tim Bostock, Department for International Development (DfID), UK

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Peter Eade

I can help to design and provide Monitoring Control and Surveillance solutions (including VMS) for Fisheries Authorities worlwide. ...

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Mr Paul Knapman

I have worked on IUU fishing related issues in the UK, Canada and the Baltic. I have been a Fisheries Officer, a Senior Fisheries Policy Advisor to a ...

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