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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/fisheries/international

Under pressure from Ottawa, Denmark suspends fishing for prawns in North Atlantic waters

Brussels, 31/08/2004 (Agence Europe) - On Friday Denmark, following an ultimatum from Canada, agreed to stop fishing for prawns in the waters of the North Atlantic, having gone over its quota set by the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (NAFO) quite considerably. According to a press release from Agence France Presse, dated 27 August, Ottawa had threatened to halt access for Danish boats (registered in the Faeroe Islands and Greenland) to Canadian ports.

According to NAFO rules,...

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(EU) EU/FISHERIES/INTERNATIONAL: Under pressure from Ottawa, Denmark suspends fishing for prawns in North Atlantic waters
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(EU) EP/REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT: Dutch Presidency plans to revive cooperation between regions of Member States and do everything possible to ensure correct implementation of cohesion policy, Karen van Gennip announces
(EU) EP/CHEMICAL PRODUCTS: Werner Langen again calls for new "REACH" proposal
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