We need your help to build the political will necessary to end chronic overfishing, recover devastated fisheries, improve the way countries manage their fishing grounds, and reduce the use of destructive fishing gear.	December 3, 1998 WWF Issues Warning to Governments as International Year of the Ocean Ends As the International Year of the Ocean (IYO) draws to a close, the conservation organization WWF warned that action by governments to protect our oceans is inadequate to meet the growing pressure on them 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...