Working for the environment in the Mediterranean region

Stop bluefin tuna fishing now of lose it forever.

Mediterranean bluefin tuna is on the verge
of collapse. Every day 10,000 tunas are being caught in the Mediterranean Sea, much more than is sustainable. There’s more than the survival of a species at stake too. Unless the fishery is closed immediately, fishing communities as well as the wider marine ecosystem would be put at risk. Waiting for the season to officially close on June 30 will be too late.
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Latest News & Publications

Rising CO2 levels are due to burning of fossil fuels, such as for electricity at this coal-fired power plant in Australia.

03 Jul 2008
G8 countries too slow in race against climate change
Berlin: Four days ahead of the G8 summit in Japan a new research examines the climate performance of G8 nations and five emerging economies, and reveals the G8 countries are lagging behind in the race against climate change.

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Bluefin tuna catches are declining in the Mediterranean at a rapid rate.

27 Jun 2008
Spanish government data reveal overshoot of Mediterranean tuna fishing quota
WWF and Greenpeace have expressed serious concern at official data released by the Spanish government revealing an overshoot of the country’s fishing quota for Mediterranean bluefin tuna in the 2007 season – of over 25 per cent.
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There was a strong call at CBD to highlight the threats to vulnerable high seas and deep sea ecosystems, including the particular threat of deep-sea trawling.

24 Jun 2008
WWF, Greenpeace and Seas At Risk response to the outcomes of the Fisheries Council
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The Mediterranean's tuna fleet needs to shed a third of its vessels to fish within the law, and even more to save bluefin stocks according to scientific advice - but 25 new boats are currently under construction

13 Jun 2008
EU closes bluefin tuna fishery early - time for more radical steps, WWF
WWF welcomes today’s move by the European Commission to close the Mediterranean bluefin tuna fishery to EU industrial fleets on 16 June, two weeks before the official season ends - but reminds policymakers of the need now for urgent and more far-reaching fisheries management reform to avoid the collapse of the species. » Read more

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