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EU adopts emergency aid package for fishing sector
BRUSSELS (AFP) - EU fisheries ministers adopted late Tuesday an emergency aid package worth up to two billion euros to help fishermen cope with soaring fuel prices, the EU's French presidency said.
Nations:France Denmark Italy Sweden Activities:2007-8 Oil Crisis Source:(AFP)
2008-07-15
Whaling commission meets with own future at stake
SANTIAGO - The 80-nation International Whaling Commission gathered here at its annual meeting Monday with its very existence at stake amid tension over Japan's perennial bid to resume commercial whale hunting.
Nations:Japan Chile Guatemala Iceland Uruguay Panama Source:(AFP)
2008-06-23
Whaling commission meet to debate hunting resumption
SANTIAGO (AFP) - The International Whaling Commission, a treaty organization grouping 80 countries, was to meet on Monday in Chile to debate a possible resumption of commercial whale-hunting.
Nations:Japan Chile Iceland Norway Guatemala Uruguay Source:(AFP)
2008-06-23
EU confirms closure of industrial tuna fishing season
BRUSSELS (AFP) - The industrial bluefin tuna fishing season in the Mediterrean has closed early, a spokeswoman for the European Commission confirmed Monday after a meeting with angry French and Italian fishermen.
Nations:Italy France Spain Luxembourg Source:(AFP)
2008-06-23
EU rejects calls to drop planned tuna fishing ban
BRUSSELS (AFP) - The European Commission on Tuesday rejected calls from France, Italy and Spain to drop a planned ban on industrial bluefin tuna fishing, defending its decision to close the fishing season early.
Nations:France Spain Source:(AFP)
2008-06-18
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