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• High fines for illegal coral use – Department of Fisheries - St. Lucia News Online (press release)

  26-04-2017 22:15
  
  St. Lucia News Online (press release)
  High fines for illegal coral use – Department of Fisheries
  St. Lucia News Online (press release)
  coral GIS – The Department of Fisheries has expressed concern over the prevalent use of coral by business houses, restaurants, hotels, craft vendors and home owners. As there appears to be an increasing trend to use corals for decoration and handicrafts.
  
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• Overfishing detected in Gulf of California's small-scale fisheries - FIS

  26-04-2017 19:10
  FIS
  Overfishing detected in Gulf of California's small-scale fisheries
  FIS
  A new study suggests that more small-scale fishing boats are operating in the Gulf of California than is economically and ecologically sustainable, implying that local fishermen are spending more time and money to catch fewer fish. To reach this ...and more »
  
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• EU Calls for Better Enforcement of Fisheries Laws - The Maritime Executive

  26-04-2017 00:19
  
  The Maritime Executive
  EU Calls for Better Enforcement of Fisheries Laws
  The Maritime Executive
  The European Commission has released a new review of its fisheries control regulation, which was adopted in 2009. While EU member states have put most of the regulation's measures into effect, the EC said, many have not yet fully implemented it.
  Report: Not all EU countries fully comply to fisheries control rulesIntraFish
  EU Commission: Fisheries law lacks enforcementUndercurrent Newsall 3 news artic
  
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