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by Charles Clover and Jon Ungoed-Thomas
Portal Picture of shark poaching in Chagos: MRAG
 THE government’s chief scientist and his wife have made £500,000 in the past year in a company overseeing commercial fishing that allegedly threatens one of the world’s most pristine marine environments.
Professor John Beddington and his wife, Caroline, are joint shareholders in Marine Resources [...]

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The Spanish version of The End of the Line, the first major feature documentary film revealing the impact of overfishing on our oceans, was launched by MarViva Foundation, Oceana Europe and renowned singer Miguel Bose in Madrid on Feb 3.
The film examines the imminent extinction of bluefin tuna, brought on by increasing western demand for [...]

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Sushi restaurants are the worst for serving up fish that are endangered or over-fished in the wild, according to a survey of 50 restaurants in 14 states.
       The first online survey of its kind also found, ironically, that the best restaurant in the United States for sustainability was a sushi restaurant.
        The survey was carried [...]

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By Charles Clover
 A crucial vote on whether Europe will back a trade ban on the critically-endangered bluefin tuna has been postponed because EU officials can’t agree.
Stavros Dimas, the Environment Commissioner, wants Europe to back the listing of the bluefin under Appendix 1 of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, which would mean international trade is banned.
Joe Borg, the Fisheries [...]

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All seafood served at the London Olympics in 2012 will be sustainable, organisers have announced.
 More than 82 tons of fish and seafood will be served up to competitors, spectators and officials at the games and will have to pass stringent tests on sustainability before it is approved.
It is understood that a sub-committee on fish, chaired [...]

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The European Commission is to decide whether to back an international ban on trade in bluefin tuna next week.
 
 
European Union governments postponed a decision on whether to back a ban until after quotas were decided by the Atlantic tuna commission, ICCAT, earlier this month.
 
In September, member states were split 21-6 on backing an international trade [...]

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A proposal to create the world’s largest marine reserve around the Chagos Archipelago in the middle of the Indian Ocean is being considered by the Government.
 
 If the coral reefs of the Chagos Archipelago and the sea for 200 miles around them were totally protected it would double the area of marine reserve in the world [...]

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 By Charles Clover
 Let’s be absolutely clear.  The people whose task it is to manage the bluefin tuna stocks of the Atlantic have failed once again, even under the eyes of the world, to take the advice of their own scientists.
They should now be brushed aside.
 The Atlantic tuna commission, meeting in Porto de Galinhas, Brazil, has [...]

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Charles Clover, the editor of the new online seafood restaurant guide www.fish2fork.com has been given a top media award.
 He was among some of the country’s outstanding journalists recognised at the annual Maritime Media Awards.
 Mr. Clover received the first Maritime Fellowship Award from HRH The Princess Royal for his book and film, The End of the [...]

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The population of Atlantic bluefin tuna has crashed so low that an immediate ban on international trade in the species is justified, according to fishery scientists.
A report from the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) said that spawning stocks of bluefin have fallen below 15 per cent of what they were historically [...]

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