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Marine Developments

 
picture - EU shipping emissions fall EU shipping emissions fall   Seas At Risk News Item

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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picture - EC acknowledges plastic soup Commission acknowledges plastic soup   Seas At Risk News Item

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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picture - Marine life under threat Marine life under threat   Seas At Risk News Item

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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picture - EU must fight for bluefin ban EU must fight for bluefin ban   Seas At Risk News Item

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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picture - Another way for the CFP? Another way for Europe’s fisheries?   Seas At Risk News Item

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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picture - EC backs tuna ban, but... Commision backs tuna ban but on condition   Seas At Risk News Item

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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picture - EP backs bluefin ban Bluefin tuna ban backed by Parliament   Seas At Risk News Item

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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picture - Report rubbishes UN and EU German report rubbishes UN and EU   Seas At Risk News Item

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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picture - Acidification threatens fisheries Acidification threatens fisheries   Seas At Risk News Item

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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picture - Markets fail cleaner shipping Markets fail cleaner shipping as EU mulls ETS   Seas At Risk News Item

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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picture - Scientists call for fishing ban Scientists call for fishing ban   Seas At Risk News Item

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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picture - Marine research lab opens Scottish university opens marine research lab   Seas At Risk News Item

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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picture - Year of biodiversity 2010 Year of biodiversity 2010   Seas At Risk News Item

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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picture - EU will act if IMO doesn't EU will act if IMO doesn't   Seas At Risk News Item

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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picture - Scientists study Plastic soup Scientists set sail to study plastic soup   Seas At Risk News Item

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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picture - Ocean acidification threatens marine life Ocean acidification threatens marine life   Seas At Risk News Item

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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