Scientists demand ban on North Sea cod fishing
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'Reduced reproduction' threatens stocks The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) has called for a ban on fishing for North Sea cod, The BBC reports.â¦
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Science & environment: European fisheries ministers seek to balance dwindling fish stocks with demands of fishing industry
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Thai researchers have urged people in Southeast Asia to stop eating raw freshwater fish because they risk becoming infected with a parasitic worm that may predispose them to developing liver cancer.
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08 December, 2004 - FISHERMENâS leaders and UK Government ministers alike today vowed to fight European Commission catching plans, which they said were out of date and too extreme.
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A PROPOSED 25% cut in cod quotas would "crucify" the North Sea white fish fleet, fishing leaders said yesterday.
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The U.N. General Assembly urged nations Wednesday to consider temporary bans on high seas bottom trawling, disappointing scientists and some countries seeking an immediate halt to the destructive fishing practice.
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British fishing grounds are to be remain open under a European deal agreed in Brussels . The areas in the North Sea , West of Scotland, and Irish Sea cod fishing grounds were threatened with closure to conserve stocks.
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Overfishing by subsidized European fleets off the coast of West Africa is hurting local fisheries and forcing people to slaughter wildlife to get enough to eat, researchers said on Thursday.
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Scientists blame excessive fishing in the Black Sea for destablising its ecosystem, allowing  jellyfish to thrive.
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The United Nations needs to stop  the destruction of deep sea ecosystems by banning fishermen  from trawling nets on the ocean floor, Australia, New Zealand  and Palau, joined by actress Sigourney Weaver, said on Tuesday.
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The European Commission proposes closure of dangerously depleted cod grounds in the North Sea, Irish Sea and off the west of Scotland.
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Fishing leaders welcome new figures which suggest fragile North Sea cod stocks are beginning to recover.
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About a fifth of cod fishing grounds in the North Sea would be closed for the whole of next year under draconian proposals by the European commission, published yesterday and designed to replenish seriously depleted stocks.
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The Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution says 30% of UK waters should be closed to commercial fishing.
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Rory Watson, Times Brussels correspondent, explains why the EU today rejected scientific advice to close off key fishing areas in an attempt to stall the collapse in cod stocks.
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Newcastle scientists urge the EU to ban fishermen catching fish which are later thrown back into the sea.
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The veterinary drug blamed for killing South Asia's vultures should be banned now, conservationists say.