The EU Fishes for Sustainable Seas
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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
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BBC Europe editor Mark Mardell on how the EU will juggle tackling climate change with the needs of industry.
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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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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.
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UK fishing fleets have praised new EU fishing quotas which will keep open areas that were threatened with closure.
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Talks to set fishing quotas start in Brussels between government ministers and the European Commission.
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By Frank Urquhart  THE new Scottish National Party administration is planning to introduce a dedicated Marine Bill for Scotland, placing sustainability at the centre of the future management of its coastline and seas, it was revealed yesterday.
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Proposals are set to be unveiled to turn environmental offences over to the criminal courts across the EU.
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European Union leaders will put their weight behind ambitious goals to fight climate change today in a move they hope will spur similar action from the United States and other big polluters worldwide.Comment
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A report into fish stocks in the seas around Europe is expected to say there has been a slight recovery.
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BRUSSELS, BELGIUM -- European officials decided yesterday to disregard proposals to declare huge stretches of ocean off-limits for trawlers if viable alternatives can be worked out to safeguard such threatened fish as the once-common cod.
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The EU Commission has put forward proposals for next year&#39;s fishing quotas, setting the stage for tough talks among member states later this month.
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British fishermen have praised new EU fishing quotas agreed after marathon negotiations in Brussels on Wednesday. The deal reached by ministers means cod fishing grounds in the North Sea, Irish Sea and the
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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.
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Science & environment: Fishing, climate change and pollution have left an indelible mark on virtually all of the world's oceans
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EUROPEAN Union leaders have agreed on bold measures to fight global warming, pledging that, by 2020, a fifth of the bloc's energy will come from green-power sources such as wind turbines and solar panels and 10 ...Comment
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Science & environment: European fisheries ministers seek to balance dwindling fish stocks with demands of fishing industry