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Marine Developments
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EU shipping emissions fall
Brussels, 3rd June, 2010: EU greenhouse gas emissions from the shipping sector for 2008 fell for the first time in almost twenty years, a report by the European Environment Agengy (EEA) has found.
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Commission acknowledges plastic soup
Brussels, 19th April 2010: In response to a formal written question put forward by Caroline Lucas MEP, the European Commission has acknowledged the problem of waste at sea but has given little hope for immediate action to prevent this spiralling problem.
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Marine life under threat
Copenhagen, 31st March 2010: The European Environment Agency (EEA) has highlighted in its March report the need for drastic action to protect and restore the rich biodiversity of European waters.
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EU must fight for bluefin ban
Brussels, 12th March 2010, The formal adoption by the Council of the European Union to support a trade ban on bluefin tuna was a positive move, but severly weakened by the conditions that came with it. The EU position is an important factor in negotiations next week on a global ban on the trade of this heavily endangered species.
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Another way for Europe’s fisheries?
Brussels, 9th March 2010: A report published by the coalition group OCEAN2012 - of whom Seas At Risk are a founding member – has documented an array of case studies illustrating how Europe’s fisheries might be managed to become more environmentally and socially sustainable.
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Commision backs tuna ban but on condition
Brussels, 22nd of February 2010. The European Commission has followed the European Parliament by agreeing to support the listing of bluefin tuna under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), but on several conditions.
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Bluefin tuna ban backed by Parliament
Strasbourg, 10th of February, 2010. The European Parliament has declared its official support for a listing of bluefin tuna under Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), it was announced today.
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German report rubbishes UN and EU
Berlin, 10th February, 2010. A leaked report by the German government has heavily criticised both the United Nations and the European Union’s efforts to prevent the continuing build up of marine waste at sea, the German magazine Spiegel Online has reported.
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Acidification threatens fisheries
Birmingham Alabama, 5th February 2010. The threat to fisheries due to the adverse effect of ocean acidification has been put high on the agenda by leading marine biologist Jim McClintock.
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Markets fail cleaner shipping as EU mulls ETS
Brussels, 2nd February, 2010. “Market failures” have been blamed for putting off a more carbon efficient shipping sector as experts suggest an emissions trading scheme is ripe for shipping, a European Commission funded report has said.
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Scientists call for fishing ban
Kiel, 5th February, 2010. A ban on fishing in certain European waters in order to replenish stocks has been called for by two leading fisheries scientists in a study published last month.
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Scottish university opens marine research lab
Aberdeen, 27th January 2010. Scotland’s Aberdeen University has opened a new £4.4 million (€5.05 million) research lab dedicated to understanding the marine environment, the Scottish government announced yesterday.
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Year of biodiversity 2010
Berlin, 11th January 2010. 2010 has been appointed by the UN as the Year of Biodiversity – what will the European Commission and other institutions be doing to mark this?
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EU will act if IMO doesn't
Brussels, 15th January 2010. Connie Hedegaard, the proposed EU Climate Commissioner, has made it clear that if the IMO doesn’t act fast on cutting ship GHG emissions then the EU will initiate measures.
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Scientists set sail to study plastic soup
U.S. Virgin Islands, 8th January 2010. A group of scientists has set sail to study the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
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Ocean acidification threatens marine life
Copenhagen, 10th December 2009. Delegates at the UN Climate Summit were today shown that the world’s oceans are becoming acidic at a faster rate than at any time in the last 55 million years, threatening disaster for marine life.
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