Press Release: Fisheries: European Union and United States agree to strengthen cooperation to combat illegal fishing

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Series Details IP/11/1007 (07.9.11)
Publication Date 07/09/2011
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A historic statement pledging bilateral cooperation to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, known as IUU fishing, will be signed in Washington by Maria Damanaki, European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries and Dr. Jane Lubchenco, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Administrator. This statement is the first of its kind in the longstanding partnership between the EU and the US on fisheries management.

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European Commission: Speech/11/556: Maria Damanaki: Two continents, one purpose: defeating Illegal Fishing http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=SPEECH/11/556&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

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