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Lack of Consensus Leaves Bluefin Tuna on the Market |
| After several weeks of debate, EU member states were unsuccessful at supporting proposals aimed at temporarily banning international trade of bluefin tuna that environmentalists say is essential to preserving the species and allowing the depleted stocks to recover. Due to the high investment of certain Mediterranean countries in the bluefin tuna industry, however, the majority vote needed to adopt this measure fell just out of reach. | |||
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Oceana claims mismanagement is to blame for the failings of the EU fishing quota system |
| Oceana denounces the lack of rigour in some initiatives focused on eliminating a key element in fisheries policy: the establishment of catch limits. | |||
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Croatian Tuna Farm Takes A Major Step Towards Sustainable Farming of Atlantic Blue Fin Tuna |
| A vital step towards closed life cycle farming of the commercially valuable Atlantic Blue Fin Tuna (NBT) was achieved in the Adriatic farming sites of Kali Tuna, a Croatian tuna farming company and the laboratories of the University of Split. Marine scientists at Split University have confirmed that gametogenesis was completed and a number of tuna eggs were spawned in cages off the coast of Croatia. | |||
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A dozen species, previously unseen, have been discovered in the Canary Islands |
| Madrid -- The Oceana Ranger catamaran is equipped with a robot that has dived down to 500 meters depth to film species that are rarely spotted, or have never even been seen, in the Canarian archipelago. | |||
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American Caution on Yellowtail Flounder Threatens U.S.-Canada Cooperation |
| Canadian scientists believe 2,700 metric tons of yellowtail flounder can safely be taken from the international border waters but their American counterparts took a much more conservative approach, recommending only 1,500 metric tons be removed. | |||
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HASTINGS: Time to improve the Endangered Species Act
May 18, 2012 - When the Endangered Species Act (ESA) was signed into law in 1973 by President Nixon, he spoke about the importance of preserving “the rich array of animal life with which our country has been blessed.” I believe that goal is as important today as it was back then. However, after nearly 40 years, it’s time to take a fresh, honest look at the law and consider whether there are ways it could be improved to do a better job of protecting and recovering species.
