login
login

Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9280

6 October 2006
Contents Publication in full By article 23 / 41
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/fisheries
Protection for marine resources in South East Atlantic

Brussels, 05/10/2006 (Agence Europe) - On 5 October, Fisheries Commissioner Joe Borg welcomed the outcome of the annual meeting of the South East Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (SEAFO), held in Windhoek, Namibia. The signatories (European Community, Namibia, Angola and Norway) decided to ban fishing in 10 zones with seamounts (similar to coral reefs) from 2007 until 2010. SEAFO also decided to require all vessels to: - adjust fishing gear to reduce incidental mortality of seabirds,...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
THE DAY IN POLITICS
GENERAL NEWS