EU Cuts 2005 Fish Quotas to Save Depleted Species
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The EU ordered minor cuts in 2005 national fish catches Wednesday, rejecting proposals to shut fishing grounds in favor of more limits on the time trawlers can hunt for depleted species like cod.
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European Union ministers rejected proposals to declare huge swathes of ocean off-limits for trawlers, settling instead Wednesday for less drastic alternatives in an attempt to protect threatened fish such as the once-common cod.
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The European Union&#39;s executive office ended a three-year battle with France and Germany on Tuesday, dropping EU procedures against them after the two nations pledged to get their budget deficits back within EU limits next year.
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Recreational fishing accounts for almost a quarter of the total take of depleted saltwater fish species in the United States, including economically important species such
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US symbol removed from list of threatened species.
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SCOTLANDâS beleaguered white-fish fleet was last night facing another end-of-year battle for economic survival in the face of a European Commission demand for trawling to be outlawed in more than 10,000 square miles of the North Sea and west-coast waters
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European extinction warning The WWF has warned European consumers that continuing to tuck into fish captured by "illegal, destructive or wasteful" methods will drive stocks to the brink of extinction.â¦
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The European Union has set maximum fishing catches for next year in a deal decried by environmental campaigners as a scandal that will further endanger dangerously low stocks.
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EU ministers kicked off a traditional  negotiating marathon Tuesday to decide how much to cut fish  catches in 2005 and allow chronically depleted species a chance  to rejuvenate after years of overfishing.
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Europeans may claim leadership in fighting global warming, but they get black marks from environmentalists for their fishing policy.
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Fishermen closed off two French ports and environmentalists dumped dead fish in front of the European Union headquarters Monday on the eve of crucial talks on catch limits for threatened species in EU waters.
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Conservation groups say cuts in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean catch of bluefin tuna are too small.
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The European Union council has officially adopted a proposal to eliminate all quantitative restrictions on the import of textile and clothing from World Trade Organisation countries from 1 January 2005.
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Tuna fish stocks in the Mediterranean are in danger of being wiped out due to overfishing, a green group said on Tuesday, calling for a halt in EU subsidies and tougher rules to halt illegal 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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The Scottish fishing industry gives a cautious welcome to EU fishing quotas aimed at rewarding conservation.
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Cuts are agreed in Atlantic and Mediterranean tuna catches, but conservation groups say the cuts are too small.