Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Tuna fishing to be cut by 30 pct over two years: EU

Greenpeace activist set up a banner behind tunas, they dumped in front of French Agriculture ministry, on November 17, 2008 in Paris during a demonstration, calling for a ban of tuna fishing. Bluefin tuna fishing will have to be cut by 30 percent over two years in the Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean under an international accord reached in Marrakesh, the European Commission said Tuesday.(AFP/File/Martin Bureau)AFP - Bluefin tuna fishing will have to be cut by 30 percent over two years in the Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean under an international accord reached in Marrakesh, the European Commission said Tuesday.

Tuna fishing to be cut by 30 pct over two years: EU (AFP)
Wed, 26 Nov 2008 17:14:42 GMT

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