• A Regulatory History of New Zealand's Quota Management System (Added: 22-Jul-2003 Hits: 183 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It

• Britain provides aid package for cod fishers -- The British government and Scottish Executive said Tuesday they are providing an aid package worth more than 60 million pounds (US$96 million) for fishers affected by restrictions placed on catches of cod in the North Sea. (Added: 26-Aug-2003 Hits: 169 Rating: 4.50 Votes: 2) Rate It

• E.U. bans trawling for cod in Baltic waters until September -- In an effort to protect threatened fish stocks, the European Union has banned fishers from trawling for cod and flatfish in E.U. Baltic Sea waters until September. (Added: 25-Aug-2003 Hits: 129 Rating: 1.00 Votes: 1) Rate It

• EC plans cuts of up to 80% in white fish quotas -- British fishermen should have their cod quotas cut by up to 79% next year - the deepest cuts ever proposed - in order to ensure the regeneration of endangered species, the European commission said yesterday. (Added: 25-May-2003 Hits: 121 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It

• EU bans slaughter of sharks for fins -- The European Union has outlawed the practice of slaughtering sharks for their fins, which are then sold to lucrative Asian markets where shark fin soup is a delicacy, according to an official regulation posted. (Added: 29-Aug-2003 Hits: 110 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It

• EU considers first fishing ban -- The EU strongly suggested it would impose a complete ban on fishing for cod, haddock and whiting in 2003. (Added: 25-May-2003 Hits: 151 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It

• EU fisheries reform to be unveiled -- The reform proposals, aimed at saving endangered fish species, could mean the loss of about 28,000 jobs in Europe's fishing industry. (Added: 23-May-2003 Hits: 123 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It

• Fishermen face ruin as EU slashes North Sea catch quotas -- Britain's fishermen face a bleak future after the government signed up last night to the harshest quota cuts ever tabled and agreed to the most radical reform of the European Union's common fisheries policy in its 20-year history. (Added: 25-May-2003 Hits: 136 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It

• Fishing plan prompts EU discord -- Fisheries ministers from across the European Union have failed to agree on proposals for sweeping changs in the industry that could lead to thousands of job cuts. The proposed shake-up could mean about 28,000 fishermen losing their jobs and 8,600 boats being laid up in order to reduce the industry's capacity. (Added: 23-May-2003 Hits: 88 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It

• How politics destroyed Atlantic Canada's fisheries -- "On July 2, 1992, Canada's Fisheries Minister banned cod fishing off the northeast coast of Newfoundland and off the southern half of Labrador. The northern cod stock, once one of the richest in the world, had collapsed." (Added: 27-May-2003 Hits: 181 Rating: 1.00 Votes: 1) Rate It

• IEA Study: How Iceland Conserves Fisheries -- Starting in 1979, the Icelandic government gradually introduced a system of individual transferable share quotas (ITQs), which essentially give boat owners the right to catch a specific proportion of the total allowable catch of certain species. (Added: 27-May-2003 Hits: 109 Rating: 5.00 Votes: 1) Rate It

• Individual Transferable Quotas (ITQ) in New Zealand Fisheries -- Details the successes of New Zealand's ITQ system. (Added: 27-May-2003 Hits: 107 Rating: 6.33 Votes: 3) Rate It

• Marine Policy, Legislation & Regulations: Canada -- Includes information and links on all major Canadian fisheries and maritime legislation of the past several decades. (Added: 5-Jun-2003 Hits: 146 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It

• New Zealand Ministry of Fisheries (Added: 22-Jul-2003 Hits: 91 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It

• Spain to ease Atlantic Ocean fishing ban in shellfish-rich estuaries -- The ban on fishing and shellfish harvesting imposed along Spain's Atlantic Ocean coastline following a massive fuel oil spill three months ago will be partly lifted. (Added: 26-Aug-2003 Hits: 56 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It

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