Topic: International Commission For The Conservation Of Atlantic Tunas
Countries involved in bluefin tuna fishing have decided to do more to protect a species of shark against collateral killing, environmental groups said Saturday.Elizabeth Griffin Wilson of the Oceana group said the 48-state International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas ...
0 . Delegates at an international conservation meeting agreed Saturday on a measure mandating that silky sharks accidentally caught in fishing gear ...
Countries involved in bluefin tuna fishing need to do more to protect the collateral killing of sharks, an environmental group said Tuesday.Three-quarters of migratory shark species that inhabit bluefin fishing areas are threatened with extinction, the Oceana group warned the International ...
Hundreds of representatives of countries involved in bluefin tuna fishing, international organisations and NGOs met here Friday on how to improve catch controls and protect endangered species.A report released last month warned that more than twice as many tonnes of Atlantic ...
Greenpeace and WWF on Wednesday said a fragile agreement to police the Mediterranean's precious stocks of bluefin tuna could be wrecked by "illegal" fishing by Libyan-flagged trawlers.Tripoli has allowed fishing in its waters for the upcoming trawling season, even though ...
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union's fisheries chief has called for the suspension of Libya's fishing rights for the Atlantic bluefin tuna, fearing the endangered fish could be further depleted amid the confusion of war.An Atlantic bluefin can grow to ...
Conservation groups are disappointed that the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) isn't doing more to halt the overfishing of bluefin tuna. The population of spawning fish in the eastern Atlantic, for example, is now about 30% of ...
Fishing nations opted Saturday to leave catch limits for eastern Atlantic bluefin tuna virtually unchanged despite concerns that the species is perilously close to collapse.Annual quotas for the sushi mainstay will be trimmed from 13,500 tonnes this year to 12 ...
Half-a-dozen species of endangered sharks hunted on the high seas to satisfy a burgeoning Asian market for sharkfin soup are now protected in the Atlantic, a fisheries group decided Saturday.Scalloped, smooth and great hammerheads, along with oceanic white tip, cannot be ...
0 . Fishing nations took measures Saturday to protect Atlantic sharks, which are increasingly targeted by fishermen eager to tap into the growing ...
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An Interview with Dr. John Neilson ...
The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas, or ...2011-12-01 -
Looting the Seas
Made in coproduction with the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists ...2010-11-05 -
Bluefin's Final Chapter?
Learn More: www.greenpeace.org On the eve of the ...2007-11-11
