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18th Apr 13

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ICCAT

The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) is an inter-governmental fishery organisation responsible for the conservation of tunas and tuna-like species in the Atlantic Ocean and its adjacent seas.

ICCAT members are: Albania, Algeria, Angola, Barbados, Belize, Brazil, Canada, Cape Verde, China, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, the EU, France, Gabon, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Honduras, Iceland, Japan, Libya, Mauritania, Mexico, Morocco, Namibia, Nigeria, Russia, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Philippines, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, South Korea, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Syria, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, UK Overseas Territories, Uruguay, the US, Vanuatu and Venezuela.

Click here for a link to the ICCAT website.


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2007-2008 Another two years of wide spread IUU fishing in the Mediterranean

17/11/2008

The authors claim this briefing provides more evidence of the failure of ICCAT Contracting Parties to save bluefin tuna from collapse. This paper is t ...

Author: Greenpeace
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Lifting the Lid on Italy's Bluefin Tuna Fishery

07/10/2008

This WWF-commissioned report documents what the authors refer to as Italys widespread disregard of fisheries management rules for Mediterranean bluefi ...

Author: WWF
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Race for the Last Bluefin: Capacity of the Purse Seine Fleet Targeting Bluefin Tuna in the Mediterranean

12/03/2008

WWF states that the Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT) fishery has been exposed to rampant overfishing inside the entire ICCAT Convention Zone, namely the At ...

Author: WWF
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The European Union Action Plan to Eradicate IUU Fishing: a Greenpeace Critique

01/10/2001

On 28 May 2002, the European Commission presented a proposal for a "Community action plan for the eradication of illegal, unreported and unregula ...

Author: Greenpeace
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Tuna-org

This site serves as an informal framework for sharing information from tuna Regional Fishery Management Organisations (RFMOs). The five tuna RFMOs are:

Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna (CCSBT)

Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC)

International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT)

Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC)

Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC)

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07/06/2010

The bluefin tuna wars: Greenpeace and Sea Shepherd step up tactics to save Critically Endangered species

Author: Mongabay.com

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03/05/2010

Sea Shepherd begins 'Operation Blue Rage' - sails to protect endangered bluefin tuna in Mediterranean

Author: TreeHugger

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08/04/2010

Bluefin tuna: stricter catch tracking to deter illegal fishing

Author: European Parliament Committee on Fisheries

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22/03/2010

Marine fisheries and CITES: Breaking the cycle of overexploitation

Author: ICTSD

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21/03/2010

Japan lands a death sentence for the bluefin

Author: Times Online, UK

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19/03/2010

Annihilation of a fish

Author: The Huffington Post, US

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18/03/2010

Bluefin tuna ban proposal meets rejection

Author: BBC News

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18/03/2010

Japan’s prime minister welcomes vote against bluefin tuna ban

Author: Business Week

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14/03/2010

Order toro (and tuna salad) while you can: Why a global conference beginning this weekend is looking to ban commercial tuna fishing

Author: The Star, Canada

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14/03/2010

Malta insists bluefin tuna should be regulated by ICCAT, not by CITES

Author: The Malta Independent Online

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11/03/2010

UN wildlife watchdog considers ban on bluefin tuna

Author: The Associated Press

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10/03/2010

Bluefin tuna trade ban gains EU backing

Author: BBC News

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05/03/2010

Japan defiant as EC, US throw weight behind bluefin tuna ban

Author: ICTSD (International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development)

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23/02/2010

Lawmakers fighting tuna trade ban

Author: Gloucester Daily Times, Massachusetts, US

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17/02/2010

Foreign policy: saving the sushi menu

Author: NPR Public Radio

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03/02/2010

Miguel Bos and environmental organizations ask for bluefin tuna international trade ban

Author: Oceana

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03/12/2009

A world without tuna? The world’s appetite for sushi is threatening to wipe out the ‘tigers of the sea.’

Author: The Week

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29/11/2009

Thinking globally to save riches of the sea: International efforts called key to halting overfishing, exploitation

Author: The Washington Post, US

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29/11/2009

Reduction in Malta's tuna quota a 'huge blow'

Author: The Malta Independent Online

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20/11/2009

Building a sustainable fisheries future: World Fisheries Day 2009

Author: MarketWire, Canada

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19/11/2009

Canada presses ICCAT further to protect Atlantic bluefin tuna

Author: World Fishing

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19/11/2009

Environmentalists skeptical of tuna changes

Author: Cape Cod Times, US

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17/11/2009

Atlantic bluefin tuna quota cut, conservationists urge trade ban

Author: Environment News Service

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16/11/2009

Are lower catch limits enough to save the bluefin tuna from extinction?

Author: Scientific American

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15/11/2009

ICCAT fails to protect critically endangered tuna—again

Author: Mongabay.com

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14/11/2009

EU set to ignore advice to ban bluefin fishing, says Greenpeace

Author: Times Online, UK

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14/11/2009

“ICCAT countries sell out bluefin tuna to industry,” says Oceana

Author: Oceana

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13/11/2009

Saving the bluefin tuna

Author: Los Angeles Times

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12/11/2009

Mediterranean bluefin catches continue to mock quotas and science

Author: WWF

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06/11/2009

Bluefin tuna on edge of extinction, environmentalists warn

Author: AsiaOne News

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05/11/2009

ICCAT’s last chance to prove capable of controlling fisheries

Author: Oceana

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04/11/2009

Canada calls on ICCAT to take action to protect bluefin tuna from illegal fishing activities

Author: Benzinga, Canada

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30/10/2009

Tuna ban 'justified' by science

Author: BBC News

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29/10/2009

International trade bans proposed for bluefin tuna, polar bears

Author: Environment News Service

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28/10/2009

Oceana presents proof on the use of illegal driftnets in the Mediterranean, and demands their complete elimination

Author: Oceana

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20/10/2009

Guam fisheries take note: Atlantic tuna alert

Author: Guam News Factor

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15/10/2009

Oceana and MarViva welcome a step forward in bluefin tuna protection

Author: Oceana and MarViva

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14/10/2009

Trade law best chance to preserve bluefin tuna

Author: Hartford Courant, US

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30/09/2009

The battle over bluefin

Author: Environment News Service

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25/09/2009

Stavros Dimas regrets the decision by EU Member States

Author: Pesca2.com

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21/09/2009

Europe against bluefin tuna fishing ban: EU source

Author: AFP

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17/09/2009

Measures to protect Mediterranean tuna are failing, report warns

Author: Guardian, UK

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09/09/2009

Commission recommends provisional EU support for Monaco's proposal to list Atlantic bluefin tuna in CITES Convention

Author: 7th Space Interactive

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09/09/2009

Europe moves closer to banning bluefin-tuna trade

Author: Time

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05/09/2009

Political infighting threatens survival of the bluefin tuna

Author: The Independent, UK

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31/08/2009

WWF: Illegal nets kill dolphins

Author: WWF

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19/07/2009

Sarkozy exposes EU guilt in a fishing disaster

Author: Times Online, UK

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01/07/2009

Fleet cuts, quotas the buzz at tuna meet

Author: Associated Press

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22/06/2009

Greenpeace activists attacked during protest against EU fishing vessel

Author: Fishupdate.com

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15/06/2009

Oceana obtains evidence proving bluefin tuna is being caught illegally in Italy and Turkey

Author: Oceana

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07/06/2009

World tuna stocks: falling, falling, falling

Author: The Sunday Times, Philippines

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05/06/2009

It's not too late to save the tuna - The U.S. should step forward to stop exploitation of the seas

Author: The Wall Street Journal

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11/05/2009

The suicidal tendencies of the Turkish tuna fishery

Author: Greenpeace

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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

European tuna exports to Japan boom as fears grow for fish's survival

Author: Fishupdate.com

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15/04/2009

The EU responsible for the collapse of bluefin tuna

Author: Oceana

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29/03/2009

What future for fishing?

Author: Times of Malta

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27/02/2009

Commission proposes application of revised ICCAT recovery plan

Author: Pesca2.com

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13/01/2009

NOAA will work with six identified nations to address illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing

Author: NOAA, US

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21/12/2008

EC approves 11 million euros for fisheries, as Borg plays down fishy allegations

Author: Malta Today

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19/12/2008

Suspend fishing to save bluefin tuna

Author: Telegraph, UK

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15/12/2008

Saving our fish stocks

Author: Fiji Daily Post News

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12/12/2008

Another fisheries commission throws the science overboard

Author: WWF

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28/11/2008

ICCAT tuna quota reductions not enough: environmentalists

Author: International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD)

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27/11/2008

Bluefin tuna - magnificent fish too valuable to save

Author: Telegraph, UK

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26/11/2008

'Euro bullying over fishing quotas means end for Atlantic bluefin tuna'

Author: Times Online, UK

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25/11/2008

Higher quotas will push Atlantic tuna closer to collapse, campaigners warn

Author: Guardian, UK

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19/11/2008

Bluefin tuna: Headed for extinction in the Atlantic and Mediterranean

Author: Scientific American

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17/11/2008

International talks to save overfished tuna start in Morocco

Author: AFP

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14/11/2008

Europe sits on damning bluefin tuna report

Author: WWF

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13/11/2008

Gone fishing: The European Commission is accused of withholding embarrassing data

Author: The Economist, UK

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07/11/2008

Overfishing threatens European bluefin tuna

Author: EurekAlert

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30/10/2008

Managed to death: If nothing is done soon, the bluefin tuna will disappear from the Mediterranean

Author: The Economist, UK

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14/10/2008

Closure call for tuna 'disgrace'

Author: BBC News

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13/10/2008

Spain, Japan back bluefin tuna ban

Author: WWF

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11/10/2008

Half of the tuna caught last year was illegal

Author: Times of Malta

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07/10/2008

Italy in flagrant flouting of tuna rules

Author: WWF

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10/09/2008

Over-fishing, not climate change, is greatest danger to world's oceans

Author: The Telegraph, UK

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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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27/08/2008

Big fish in a small pond

Author: Malta Today

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24/08/2008

Fishy is as fishy does

Author: Malta Today

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20/08/2008

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

Author: Oceana

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03/08/2008

Cagey business: Maltas tuna export figures don't add up

Author: Malta Today

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27/07/2008

Japanese sushi rage threatens iconic Mediterranean tuna

Author: AFP

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10/07/2008

Oceana discovers Italian fishermen using illegal driftnets in Tunisian waters

Author: Oceana

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09/07/2008

Same boat, new flag: fishing Mediterranean bluefin with impunity

Author: EU Business

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07/07/2008

The tragic tale of the last tuna

Author: Newsweek

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23/06/2008

Oceana: Illegal tuna fishery is continuing

Author: Fishupdate.com

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20/06/2008

Preparation Agriculture/Fisheries Council of June 2008

Author: European Commission

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16/06/2008

Early closure of bluefin tuna fishery still too late, says WWF

Author: Fishupdate.com

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15/06/2008

French vessel charged with illegal fishing in Malta, as net of investigation closes in on fishy tuna trade

Author: Malta Today

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13/06/2008

EU closes bluefin tuna fishery early

Author: Fishupdate.com

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12/06/2008

Oceana documents the overfishing of bluefin tuna south of the Balearic Islands from the MarViva Med

Author: Oceana

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06/06/2008

Illegal Italian spotter planes caught hunting down Mediterranean bluefin tuna

Author: Wildlife Extra

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01/06/2008

Fisheries director queries fishy Azzopardi flags

Author: Malta Today

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25/05/2008

Two Azzopardi fishing boats charged in Libya

Author: Malta Today

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22/05/2008

Tuna crisis: WWF urges immediate closure of Med fishery

Author: Fishupdate.com

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21/05/2008

Azzopardi Fisheries caught up in net of EU investigations

Author: Malta Today

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16/05/2008

WWF calls for area closures to save bluefin tuna

Author: Fishupdate.com

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16/05/2008

Pirate vessels looting Mediterranean tuna

Author: Wildlife Extra

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14/05/2008

NGOs lodge concern over bluefin tuna pirate fishing

Author: Fishupdate.com

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14/05/2008

WWF accuses Malta of bluefin tuna piracy

Author: Malta Today

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11/05/2008

How the world's oceans are running out of fish

Author: The Observer, UK

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27/04/2008

Fishermen not on board with tuna catch observers as season draws near

Author: The Malta Independent Online

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02/04/2008

Boycott bluefin tuna, WWF urges retailers

Author: Fishupdate.com

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25/03/2008

Tuna talks look to cut down on overfishing

Author: AFP

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18/03/2008

Scientists hope aquaculture will save bluefin tuna

Author: China View

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12/03/2008

Bloated Mediterranean tuna fleet in race for the last bluefin

Author: WWF

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10/03/2008

International tuna smuggling operation results in conviction

Author: NOAA, US

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17/02/2008

Join retailers Mediterranean bluefin tuna boycott, urges WWF

Author: Wildlife Extra

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06/02/2008

Borg: Med stocks under more and more pressure

Author: Fishupdate.com

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05/02/2008

Fishermen from 30 countries to employ new methods to avoid snaring endangered seabirds

Author: Mercapesca.net

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28/01/2008

Retailers urged to boycott Mediterranean bluefin tuna

Author: Fishupdate.com

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16/01/2008

Fishermen will use new ways to avoid snaring endangered seabirds

Author: NOAA

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22/05/2007

More fishing boats, less fish

Author: The Star, Malaysia

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18/05/2007

Warning: consult IUU fishing lists before making commercial arrangements

Author: NOAA FishNews

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22/01/2007

Tuna stocks sink – manage it right or lose it!

Author: WWF

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18/01/2007

Mediterranean fishing nations adopt conservation measures

Author: Environment News Service

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16/01/2007

New measures to protect Mediterranean fish stocks

Author: Fishupdate.com

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08/01/2007

Hundreds of tons of swordfish caught illegally by Morocco are sold in Spain

Author: Oceana

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10/12/2006

End of the line

Author: Guardian Unlimited

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21/11/2006

Statement by Loyola Hearn, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans: ensuring sustainable fisheries for today and the future/World Fisheries Day-November 21, 2006

Author: CCN Matthews News Distribution, Canada

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08/11/2006

Oceana presents evidence in an international meeting of Mediterranean countries that Italy and France are using illegal driftnets

Author: Oceana

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25/08/2006

One hundred fifty Morrocan drift netters fish illegally in the Alboran Sea and the Straits of Gibraltar

Author: Oceana

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