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November 16, 1998
ICCAT Must Ensure Recovery of Threatened Bluefin Tuna, Says WWF
WWF called on Atlantic tuna fishing nations to honour their commitment to adopt a bona fide recovery plan for severely depleted bluefin tuna stocks...

October 30, 1998
Nations Draft Agreement on Fishing Fleet Overcapacity
ROME - A UN fisheries meeting this week drafted a global action plan to address one of the most important factors contributing to overfishing -- too many boats chasing too few fish.

October 30, 1998
UN Meeting Agrees to Global Action Plans to Save Sharks and Seabirds
ROME - at a UN meeting here this week, governments agreed to global action plans that will strengthen shark conservation and management...

October 26,1998
UN Meeting Set to Tackle Major Fisheries Threats
ROME - At the beginning of an important international fisheries meeting here this week, WWF, the conservation organization, today urged the world's fishing nations to develop effective action plans which address the growing problems of fishing fleet overcapacity, excessive fishing of sharks and seabird bycatch in longline fisheries.

September 14,1998
WWF Fisheries Confernece Seeks Solutions to Current Crisis
LISBON - WWF, the world's largest conservation organization, unveiled a new map today showing threatened fisheries within the world's most biologically important marine areas...