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  • European Union Proposes Overhaul of Fisheries Policy

    JULY 13 2011
    New York Times

    PARIS - The European Union on Wednesday proposed a major overhaul of its fisheries policy, including the creation of a market in fishing rights. But environmentalists said that the plan did not address the overcapacity of the bloated European fleet.

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  • Richard Benyon responds to Common Fisheries Policy reform proposals

    JULY 13 2011
    Defra

    “Today’s proposals from the European Commission are a vital first step and we are ready to work with the EU and other Member States to deliver the radical reforms the marine environment and our fishermen need and the public now expects."

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  • Bruxelles propose une réforme radicale de la pêche

    JULY 13 2011
    Le Monde

    La Commission européenne a adopté un projet de réglementation visant à réduire la flotte et le volume de captures. C'est une quadruple révolution dans la politique commune de pêche qu'a adoptée la Commission européenne, mercredi 13 juillet.

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  • EU wil einde aan overbevissing

    JULY 13 2011
    nu.nl

    BRUSSEL - Europese vissers moeten duurzamer gaan werken. Er moet een einde komen aan overbevissing. Ook mogen vissers voortaan geen vis meer overboord kieperen die niet gewenst is.

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  • Huge demand for fish empties British waters in just six months

    JULY 11 2011
    The Independent

    Britain's coastal waters are so overfished that they can supply the nation's chip shops, restaurants and kitchens for little more than six months of every year, research has shown.

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  • A reckless plan for fisheries reform

    JULY 11 2011
    New Europe

    One of the key recommendations of [the European Commission's] proposal [to reform the Common Fisheries Policy] is that the capacity of Europe’s fishing fleet should be reduced through “market measures”. This will mean that vessels could buy and sell quotas for catching particular fish species. It is a system that will benefit owners of large vessels primarily, which explains why they are the only ones in favour of it.

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  • Fishery reform slips through the net

    JULY 06 2011
    Nature

    Upcoming change fails to tackle the pernicious relationship between government advisers and the fishing lobby, says Rainer Froese.

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  • Green groups prepare for CFP reform proposals

    JULY 06 2011
    FIS

    The European Commission (EC) is expected to publish its proposals for reforming the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) on 13 July. That same day in London, the UK’s leading environmental NGOs - including OCEAN2012, World Wildlife Fund (WWF), Greenpeace and the Marine Conservation Society (MCS) - will give a joint response to the proposals.

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  • Beginning today, Europeans are eating somebody else’s fish

    JULY 03 2011
    CFP Reform Watch

    A new report reveals that starting July 3, the EU will be dependent on seafood from elsewhere, six days earlier than last year.

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  • 'Pirate' fishermen looting West African waters

    JUNE 30 2011
    CNN

    "Pirate" fishermen are roaming the seas along West Africa and looting marine treasure from some of the world's poorest countries.

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