EU set to close fishing grounds
173693
The European Commission proposes closure of dangerously depleted cod grounds in the North Sea, Irish Sea and off the west of Scotland.
759214
Fishermen&#39;s leaders gave a welcome yesterday to a deal which will keep open crucial British cod fishing grounds which had been facing closure.
294316
Science & environment: Conservationists attack EU fishing quota deal that will allow fishing fleets to land an extra 11% of cod in North Sea.
32017
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.
649972
An environmental action group urged  the European Union on Tuesday to boost testing on chemicals and  halt pollution in the Baltic Sea because the fish there are so  toxic.
282894
The European Commission calls for cuts in quotas of cod, herring and anchovy to conserve stocks.
638962
Irish fishermen have given a cautious reaction to the latest cuts in fish quotas proposed by the European Commission today in an effort to save dwindling stocks.
737560
Science & environment: European fisheries ministers seek to balance dwindling fish stocks with demands of fishing industry
100773
Politicians and fishing leaders prepare to embark on the latest round of annual talks over catch limits.
86026
The European Commission has suggested there should be a cut in catches for most waters. Yet the survival of stocks comes in conflict with sustaining the livelihoods of Europe's fishermen
154432
Catches of cod and other fish stocks must be drastically reduced or even stopped in the North Sea to help populations recover from years of overfishing, an independent expert panel said Monday.
194159
Irish fisherman have reacted cautiously to new EU fishing quotas negotiated during talks in Brussels. EU fisheries ministers agreed that cod-fishing grounds in the Irish Sea, North Sea and west of Scotland should remain open.
16087
Stocks of bluefin tuna are disappearing from the Mediterranean, the environmental group WWF has warned.
137293
Hundreds of fish are believed to have been killed in a pollution incident in County Antrim.
310303
The European Union on Wednesday banned blue fin tuna fishing in the Mediterranean and eastern Atlantic for the rest of year as EU fishermen had caught the bloc's full 2007 quota of the endangered fish.
603490
The EU decided Wednesday to cut national fish catches for 2005, rejecting proposals to shut fishing grounds in favor of more limits on the time trawlers can hunt for depleted species like cod, officials said.
237810
EU fishing fleets may soon be trawling less and less for bluefin tuna, a fish prized by sushi lovers, due to quota cuts and stricter fishing controls designed to stop the species heading for extinction.