Following an application by Brittany PO Cobrenord, France’s Competition Authority (Authorité de la Concurrence) has published its opinion that the present system of collective quotas as used in France is inefficient and constitutes a threat to fair competition.
NFFO President Paul Trebilcock has criticise the decision to add small-eyed ray to the list of prohibited species, commenting that the decision was made at the December Council with no prior warning, no discussion and without anticipating the consequences.
A 4000 kilometre trek across the Sudanese desert has been completed by Paula Anton and Lori Curtis of FAO Fisheries as they took part in a survey of 18 fishing villages along the River Nile during a 17-day trip through six states.
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