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Faroe Islands condemn EU ban on herring and mackerel exports

2013-08-21 17:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

EurActiv: The Faroe Islands government has reacted furiously to an EU decision to ban its fish exports to the Union. While the EU accuses the Faroes of overfishing, the small archipelago, which has Danish sovereignty, is threatening to jeopardise multilateral negotiations on herring quota allocations. The Faroe government condemned the Commission decision to ban the import of herring and mackerel caught by Faroese vessels, as well as all fishery products containing or made of such fish. The EU measures...

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Virgin Islands begins US tax talks

2013-08-21 12:35:57| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

The British Virgin Islands begins talks with US authorities over compliance with a law designed to crack down on offshore tax evasion.

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Video to show Hawaiian monk seals swimming, feeding in the Main Hawaiian Islands

2013-08-16 08:26:14| Airlines - Topix.net

The public will get an up-close view of how Hawaiian monk seals eat, sleep and swim this weekend as researchers share footage taken by cameras attached to the backs of the animals.

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BP installs platform jackets on Clair Ridge, Shetland Islands

2013-08-14 01:00:00| Offshore Technology

BP and its partners, ConocoPhillips, Chevron and Shell, have announced they have installed platform jackets at the Clair Ridge project near the Shetland Islands, UK, which they are hailing as a major milestone in the project development.

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