http://endoftheline.com/blog Imagine a world without fish Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:53:42 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Doha 18/03/10 The Maldives has announced that it has banned shark fishing in its waters, creating a sanctuary for those species in the Indian Ocean. The Maldives currently allows only pole and line fishing for tuna. The Maldives representative said at the Cites meeting that the island government was hoping that this would ... http://endoftheline.com/blog/archives/1215 Doha. 17.3.10. The Japanese delegation in Doha said it was totally opposed to a ban on international trade in bluefin tuna but it would back a halt to fishing if scientists warned stocks were in danger. “Our position is quite simple, we would like to take conservation measures in the ... http://endoftheline.com/blog/archives/1212 Opposition to the listing of sharks on Cites Appendix II and bluefin on Appendix I received a boost in Doha yesterday when it became clear that the Arab League countries would be opposing all marine proposals, including the listing of red coral. Sources close to the ... http://endoftheline.com/blog/archives/1207 March 16, Doha. I predicted yesterday that Japan would be trying to get the Cites meeting to back an Appendix II listing for the bluefin tuna, which means regulated trade. The Pew Environment Group put out a very clear statement earlier today which shows why Appendix II would mean ... http://endoftheline.com/blog/archives/1201 Greetings from Doha, Qatar, where some 120 countries, so far, are meeting to discuss the protection of the world's endangered species. This is the beginning of discussions which will decide the fate of 42 proposals over the next two weeks to restrict trade in species ranging from the polar bear to ... http://endoftheline.com/blog/archives/1197 Our screening in Valletta, Malta, and the Q&A afterwards was the closest we’ve come to a riot. I had a fairly good idea of what was ahead when we walked down the aisle in the dark and the back two rows were full of people on their blackberries, not watching ... http://endoftheline.com/blog/archives/1184 Ellen DeGeneres the Stand-up Comedienne, TV Hostess and the voice of Dory the Regal Blue Tang in Disney-Pixar animated film 'Finding Nemo' has chosen 'The End of the Line' as one of the films she loves.  Have a look at the link featured on her talk show website http://ellen.warnerbros.com/2010/02/films_ellen_loves_0210.php http://endoftheline.com/blog/archives/1177 On February 23rd The End of the Line screened in Australia’s Parliament house in Canberra.  In a very rare moment for Parliament, the event was co-hosted by three MP’s from all sides of the political divide - Liberal Mal Washer, Labor MP Melissa Parke and Greens Senator Rachel Siewert - ... http://endoftheline.com/blog/archives/1173 From the Seafood Summit in Paris last week, where we were all agog for news of a shift in the French position on bluefin which only happened after we left, I flew to New York for a screening of The End of the Line at the UN General Assembly, organised ... http://endoftheline.com/blog/archives/1161 The Spanish version of The End of the Line, the first major feature documentary film revealing the impact of overfishing on our oceans, was launched by MarViva Foundation, Oceana Europe and renowned singer Miguel Bose in Madrid on 3rd February. [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="555" caption="MarViva Founder and President, Erica Knie, speaks ... http://endoftheline.com/blog/archives/1152 New York A worldwide ban on the trade in the endangered bluefin tuna has moved a step closer after France pledged its support. [caption id="Bluefin tuna for sale at a fish market in Japan" align="aligncenter" width="448" caption="Bluefin tuna for sale at a fish market in Japan"][/caption] In a significant move the French said ... http://endoftheline.com/blog/archives/1136 At last, France has officially announced support for an international trade ban on Atlantic bluefin. This is great news. It means that 23 out of the 27 EU countries now support the species being protected by CITES (the organisation which regulates trade in endangered species). It also means there is no ... http://endoftheline.com/blog/archives/1143 A crucial vote on whether Europe will back a trade ban on the critically-endangered bluefin tuna is expected to be taken on Tuesday. In advance of the event, the makers of the film The End of the Line, which focuses on the over-fishing of the bluefin tuna in the Mediterranean, have ... http://endoftheline.com/blog/archives/1123 Copenhagen As I dashed through the snow from the chaos around the COP15 climate conference to a screening of The End of the Line near the Town Hall in this lovely city, the phone went and I learned that European Ministers have done the right thing, arguably for the first time, ... http://endoftheline.com/blog/archives/1119 Bluefin tuna - sometimes you just can't believe how absurd the story gets. [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="430" caption="Raul Romeva i Rueda and Charles Clover at ICCAT"][/caption] News from WWF and a Green MEP show that over an eight-year period the EU bluefin tuna fishing industry received subsidies totalling €34.5m. Yes folks, your tax ... http://endoftheline.com/blog/archives/1101