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171. WWF - WWF welcomes Hong Kong trawl ban

also stops commercial fishing in marine parks - populations of squid and cuttlefish will increase by 35 percent, while the number of reef fish will grow by 20 per cent. Meanwhile, populations of larger fish, such as groupers and croakers,

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172. WWF - Lake Inle

Read more: Fish and Fisheries of the Inle Lake Threats The Lake has been drastically modified through land reclamation. Floating gardens have been constructed within

http://wwf.panda.org/about_our_earth/ecoregions/lake_inle.cfm - 44.2kb

173. WWF - Madagascar Freshwater

of its 101 known freshwater fishes are endemic at the species level. Madagascar has large numbers of endemic fish, aquatic mammals, reptiles, amphibians, gastropods, crustaceans, and although poorly studied - aquatic insects. The majority of

http://wwf.panda.org/about_our_earth/ecoregions/madagascar_freshwater.cfm - 45.7kb

174. WWF - Kimberley Rivers & Streams

Local Species The endemic fish families include the Gudgeons ( Eleotridae ), Grunters ( Terapontidae ), Hardyheads ( Atherinidae ), and Rainbowfish ( Melanotaeniidae ). Endemic fish in the Eleotridae family include Slender gudgeon (

http://wwf.panda.org/about_our_earth/ecoregions/kimberley_rivers_streams.cfm - 46.0kb

175. WWF - WWF and Industry Leaders join forces to save European fisheries

roles in developing fisheries plans and a culture of compliance for fisheries. Strong EU standards should also apply wherever the EU fishes and this should be reflected in EU fishery and trade polices and fishing agreements and

http://wwf.panda.org/who_we_are/wwf_offices/poland/news/?193040/WWF-and-Industry-Leaders-join-forces-to-save-European-fisheries - 49.5kb

176. WWF - Freshwater Corridor Stewardship in the Greater Cederberg

of endemism for freshwater fish species, and is therefore of international and biogeographic importance. No other river system in South Africa contains as many endemic fish species, and all of these endemic species are listed by IUCN, making this

http://wwf.panda.org/who_we_are/wwf_offices/south_africa/wwf_south_africa_our_solutions/index.cfm?uProjectID=ZA0336 - 46.1kb

177. WWF - Singapore and Malaysia asked to close ports to toothfish pirates

has closed a number of toothfish fisheries in the Southern Ocean due to the impact of illegal fishers â€“ but despite the best efforts of CCAMLR and legal fishers to implement a catch documentation scheme and other measures to eliminate IUU

http://wwf.panda.org/who_we_are/wwf_offices/new_zealand/news/?196524/Singapore-and-Malaysia-asked-to-close-ports-to-toothfish-pirates - 48.7kb

178. WWF - Is Europe swimming away from commitments on bluefin tuna?

only smart way to use it...fish like mad now, and soon we will have no more fish to catch, or fish responsibly and we will have fish indefinitely....such a simple and obvious choice...We truly can be ignorant at times...Ivan Malagurski

http://wwf.panda.org/who_we_are/wwf_offices/japan/news/?193630/Is-Europe-swimming-away-from-commitments-on-bluefin-tuna - 48.8kb

179. WWF - Tuna commission urged to add fishing halt to trade ban to save bluefin

it is capable of responsible fisheries management, how can it do anything but stick to the best available science, close the Atlantic bluefin tuna fishery now and give the fish a breather? "Anything else would be a slap in the face to science,

http://wwf.panda.org/who_we_are/wwf_offices/netherlands/news/?180003/Pressure-mounts-on-tuna-commission-to-shut-down-Atlantic-bluefin-tuna-fishery - 49.4kb

180. WWF - WWF and Industry Leaders join forces to save European fisheries

http://wwf.panda.org/who_we_are/wwf_offices/netherlands/news/?193040/WWF-and-Industry-Leaders-join-forces-to-save-European-fisheries - 49.6kb