Tuesday, January 18, 2005
Chronic marine oil pollution may soon no longer pass unpunished in the European Union
The European Parliament debates a proposal for imposing criminal sanctions against offenders.
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The European Parliament debates a proposal for imposing criminal sanctions against offenders.
The expedition is headed by oceanographer Xavier Pastor, the organisation’s director in Europe.
Norwegian lobster, hake and monkfish in Cantabrian and Galician waters and cod in the North Sea, the west of Ireland, the western Baltic and the eastern English Channel cannot withstand any more fishing pressure.
Proposals to catch almost 45,000 tonnes of deep-sea fish in 2005 have been made.
Ricardo Aguilar, Director of Projects and Research for the international marine organisation, is presenting Oceana’s proposals that subsidies should only be granted to artisanal and shallow-water fishing fleets.
The European Parliament and the European Commission are trying to put an end to the impunity of illegal dumping of waste oil in the face of the Council of Transport Ministers’ reticence.
According to a report published today in “Science” magazine.