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24 Nov 2008
Tuna commission comes up with "a disgrace, not a decision"
The commission tasked with preventing a collapse of the Mediterranean bluefin tuna fishery today opted for catch quotas still far higher than its own scientists recommend and leaving industrial fleets free to scoop up tuna at the height of its spawning period.
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- WWF's work with key species in Africa: great apes, african elephants or marine turtles?
- an in-depth look at the threats to the Forests of the Congo River Basin and our solutions?
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24 Nov 2008
Tuna commission comes up with "a disgrace, not a decision"
The commission tasked with preventing a collapse of the Mediterranean bluefin tuna fishery today opted for catch quotas still far higher than its own scientists recommend and leaving industrial fleets free to scoop up tuna at the height of its spawning period.
» Read more
New or updated projects
Modified: Nov 2008 - Started: Nov 2008Reduce emission for Deforestation and Degradation( REDD) in Congo Basin region
The project aims to build capacity and provide training and support to key players in the Congo Basin region. This will allow them to prepare and part... » Read moreKey contacts
Birima Fall
(Communication Manager)
WWF West Africa Marine Ecoregion Office (WAMER),
Dakar
T: +221 33 869 37 07
(Communication Manager)
WWF West Africa Marine Ecoregion Office (WAMER),
Dakar
T: +221 33 869 37 07
Kimunya Mugo
(Communications Manager)
WWF Eastern Africa Regional Programme Office (EARPO),
Nairobi
T: +254 20 3877355
(Communications Manager)
WWF Eastern Africa Regional Programme Office (EARPO),
Nairobi
T: +254 20 3877355
Peter Ngea
(Communications Manager, WWF CARPO)
WWF Central Africa Regional Programme Office (CARPO),
Yaounde
T: +237 22 21 70 83
(Communications Manager, WWF CARPO)
WWF Central Africa Regional Programme Office (CARPO),
Yaounde
T: +237 22 21 70 83
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