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Noo Raajje Programme Begins Second Expedition to Explore Maldives' Coral Reefs einnews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from einnews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Show more The Indian Ocean Tuna Commission is meeting this week to try and protect the fish species. European vessels take home the biggest proportion of the stock, meaning local fishing communities often miss out, and tuna levels are depleting. Adam Ziyad is director general of the Maldives fisheries ministry, and vice-chair of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission, and discusses the potential impact of over-fishing. And we get wider context from John Burton, from conservation organisation the International Pole and Line Foundation. Also in the programme, last year the commodities trader Mercuria paid $36m for 10,000 tonnes of copper blister, which is the impure form of the metal. But on delivery, it turned out to be painted paving slabs instead, and we find out more from Andy Hoffman, who has been covering the story for Bloomberg. Plus, as the full force of coronavirus lockdowns hit last year, we spoke to three professional musicians from different continents, to ....
But although the Indian Ocean is bordered by Africa, Asia and Australia, the single biggest harvester of yellowfin in the area is the European Union. EU nations â principally Spain and France â operate a âdistant water fleetâ of 43 vessels that fish the seas thousands of miles from home. In 2019 they caught 70,000 tonnes of yellowfin, more than Indian Ocean coastal states such as Iran (58,000 tonnes), Sri Lanka and the Maldives (44,000 tonnes each). EU ships are major users of âfish-aggregating devicesâ (FADs). These fishing aids are floating objects that cast a shadow to attract groupings of fish. By casting nets near FADs, catches can be increased with less effort but can lead to more bycatch â including juvenile tuna that have not yet reproduced. ....
EU accused of 'neocolonial' plundering of tuna in Indian Ocean msn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from msn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
EU accused of 'neocolonial' plundering of tuna in Indian Ocean msn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from msn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.