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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9914

5 June 2009
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/fisheries
Joe Borg empowered to close bluefin tuna fishery

Brussels, 04/06/2009 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission has said that it will be very vigilant in this bluefin tuna season which is in full swing in the Mediterranean. On Wednesday 3 June, it decided to grant European Maritime Affairs Commissioner Joe Borg the power to adopt emergency measures, if required, to protect bluefin tuna stocks. On 13 June last year, the Commission decided to ban purse seiner vessels from fishing for this species (with effect from 16 June for Greek, French,...

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