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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8525

22 August 2003
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/fisheries
WWF approves ban on trawling in Darwin Mounds

Brussels, 21/08/2003 (Agence Europe) - The WWF welcomes the ban imposed by the European Commission on trawling in the Scottish coral reef area called the Darwin Mounds. The Commission decided on Wednesday to immediately ban trawling in this zone for six months, pending the preparation of a proposal of regulation for a more permanent solution (see yesterday's EUROPE, p.4). The nature protection organisation is "delighted that the Darwin Mounds are finally receiving the protection they sorely...

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