Brussels, 05/05/2004 (Agence Europe) - In February, the Azores region decided to initiate action at the Court of First Instance of the EU Court of Justice to prevent fishing activity in its waters from being increased. The action was welcomed on Wednesday by the environmental organisations WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature) and Seas at Risk.
The Azores calls for the provisions of a November 2003 Council regulation to be cancelled as they reduce from 200 to 100 miles the area reserved for...