AR-News: (US) EU to Stop Dolphin Deaths in Fishing Dragnets

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BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union agreed new rules late on Monday to 
reduce the number of dolphins and porpoises killed after becoming entangled in 
fishing nets. 
Fisheries Ministers spent hours haggling over the details, delaying the ban 
on the use of driftnets to catch salmon in the Baltic Sea by a year until 2008. 
Ireland, holding the rotating six-month Presidency of the EU and chairing the 
talks, welcomed the agreement. 
"Too many dolphins perish each year as a consequence of fishing programs," 
said Irish Fisheries Minister Dermot Ahern in a statement. "Today's outcome 
delivers a balanced package." 



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http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=scienceNews&storyID=4626823&sect
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