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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9547
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/fisheries

Implementation of blue-fin recovery plan continues - lack of moratorium provokes protest from ecologists

Brussels, 20/11/2007 (Agence Europe) - Following intense debates, the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) finally agreed, during its meeting that finished in Antalya, Turkey, on Sunday 18 November, to continue to implement the recovery plan for eastern bluefin tuna. A full review will be undertaken when new scientific advice is available at the end of 2008. The US and environmental organisations unsuccessfully fought for a temporary ban on this kind of...

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