EU Fisheries Ministers meeting in Luxemburg on 27 October 2008 have called for greater protection measures for the dwindling population of bluefin tuna.
Ministers requested the European Commission to push for stricter controls and lower quotas at the next meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) in Morocco from 17-24 […]
EU Fisheries Ministers meeting in Luxemburg on 27 October 2008 have called for greater protection measures for the dwindling population of bluefin tuna.
Ministers requested the European Commission to push for stricter controls and lower quotas at the next meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) in Morocco from 17-24 November 2008. Conservation groups have been calling for a fishing ban.
European ministers also agreed that fishing for deep-sea sharks should be banned from 2010 and that quotas on cod, herring and salmon in the Baltic Sea will be reduced from this year.
Links to further information
EU Observer, 28 October 2008
WWF Press Release, 30 October 2008