North-East Atlantic Ocean Programme

14 Nov 2008
Europe sits on damning bluefin tuna report
A European fisheries report demonstrating continuing widespread infringements by bluefin tuna fleets despite increased fleet surveillance in the Mediterranean has been delayed until after the conclusion of next week's key international tuna commission meeting to decide on a new management regime for the fishery.

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27 Jun 2008
No justice, chance for cod recovery is lost
Brussels/London - While today scientists from the International Council for the Exploitation of the Sea (ICES) have announced that cod stocks continue to be chronically overfished in almost all European waters and recommended again zero catches, the Council of the European Union has been given further reign to ignore scientific advice and set too high fishing quotas for this species, says WWF. » Read more

24 Jun 2008
WWF, Greenpeace and Seas At Risk response to the outcomes of the Fisheries Council
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