Brussels, 08/09/2011 (Agence Europe) - A historic bilateral cooperation agreement to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, known as IUU fishing, was signed by European Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Commissioner Maria Damanaki and Jane Lubchenco, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Administrator, in Washington on Wednesday 7 September. Although the European Union and the United States have been working together on fisheries management for many years, this is...