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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9003
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/fisheries

New fisheries agreement with Morocco to WWF's liking

Brussels, 02/08/2005 (Agence Europe) - In a press release dated 29 July, the WWF applauds the new fisheries agreement signed the day before by Morocco and the European Union (EUROPE 9000). The organisation for the protection of nature is particularly pleased with the provisions of the agreement that aim to help Morocco gradually phase out the use of driftnet fishing. According to a WWF study with the Moroccan association, AZIR, in 2003 no fewer than 177 Moroccan fishing vessels used...