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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9992

7 October 2009
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/fisheries
Spain first to ban hammerhead shark fishery

Brussels, 06/10/2009 (Agence Europe) - On Monday 5 October, Spain sets itself apart from the others and received the congratulations of environmental organisation Oceana. A decision by the Spanish government, which will come into effect from 1 January 2010, will mean that Spanish fishermen will not be allowed to catch hammerhead sharks (genera Sphyrna and Eusphyra) and thresher sharks (genus Alopias). Further, the Spanish fleet will not be allowed to tranship, land or market these vulnerable...

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