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Endangered listing eyed for US loggerhead turtles - The Associated Press

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Endangered listing eyed for US loggerhead turtles
The Associated Press
... turtles in fishing gear. Andrea Treece of San Francisco-based Center for Biological Diversity said the turtles get hooked by Hawaiian longline fishermen ...
New designation for loggerheads?The State
Pacific Loggerheads to Get Endangered ListingHonolulu Advertiser
Feds and wildlife officials look to protect loggerhead turtlesAsbury Park Press
SYS-CON Media (press release) -Gaea Times (blog)
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Published on Thursday 11th of March 2010 01:10:01 PM

Stevenson slams EU stalling on seabird fishing line deaths - Fishnewseu (blog)

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Stevenson slams EU stalling on seabird fishing line deaths
Fishnewseu (blog)
Dozens of rare species, including albatrosses, face extinction because so many birds are getting caught unnecessarily on 'longline' tackle, used extensively ...

Published on Thursday 11th of March 2010 01:10:01 PM

WWF FRUSTRATION AT IOTC FAILURES - Goallover.org

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WWF FRUSTRATION AT IOTC FAILURES
Goallover.org
... with studies showing that several endangered albatross and petrels are highly vulnerable to longline fishing in the Indian Ocean during their critical ...

Published on Thursday 11th of March 2010 01:10:01 PM

Boat charterer faces court - Solomon Star

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Boat charterer faces court
Solomon Star
He is charged with two counts of A Foreign Long Line Fishing Vessel in the Solomon Islands Water without a valid Foreign Fishing Vessel Licence and one ...

Published on Thursday 11th of March 2010 01:10:01 PM

Saving the bluefin tuna - Washington Post

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Washington Post

Saving the bluefin tuna
Washington Post
A Greenpeace activist makes a statement over a bluefin tuna, which the organization said died as a result of being caught on a fishing longline, ...

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Published on Thursday 11th of March 2010 01:10:01 PM

Da Nang caught up in fishing bonanza - VietNamNet Bridge

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Da Nang caught up in fishing bonanza
VietNamNet Bridge
Three new fishing techniques, including pomfret, longline fishing and combination trawling, have brought them profits. Ngo Thi Kim Cuong of the Da Nang's ...

Published on Thursday 11th of March 2010 01:10:01 PM

Unprecedented progress in protection of Indian Ocean fish stocks - World Fishing

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Unprecedented progress in protection of Indian Ocean fish stocks
World Fishing
This balanced approach, targeting longline and purse seine fisheries on equal footing, is the first management measure ever adopted by the IOTC. ...

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Published on Thursday 11th of March 2010 01:10:01 PM