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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9052

20 October 2005
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/fisheries
EU draft fisheries agreement with Central Western Pacific

Brussels, 19/10/2005 (Agence Europe) - On 17 October, the European Commission adopted a draft fisheries agreement on tuna fishing initialled in May 2004 between the EU and the Central Western Pacific ('the Federated States of Micronesia', FSM) (see Europe 8710). The Central Western Pacific is the richest tuna fishery ground in the world. The three-year agreement, due to come into force at the beginning of next year, provides for 75% of the agreed refrigerated purse seine vessel tuna fishing...

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