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BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE FIRST major effort to limit the overexploitation of western and central Pacific yellowfin and bigeye tuna stocks has been made. The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) has approved a 30% reduction over three years of bigeye tuna catches and also a two month ban on floating platforms used to attract both species, which will be extended to three months in 2010.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

A CONTROLLED opening of Arctic fisheries made more accessible because of the steady retreat of polar ice through climate change has been called for in a European Commission policy paper.

It wants "a regulatory framework for [those] Arctic high seas not yet covered by an international conservation and management regime before new fishing opportunities arise," saying no fisheries should be opened for any country until such controls are established.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

PROPOSED total allowable catch quotas for the European Union (EU) have been proposed for 2009 by the European Commission, which wants particularly steep cuts to fishing efforts off the west of Scotland. It wants a temporary halt to targeted fishing of cod, haddock and whiting, whose stocks have fallen steeply over the last 10 years.…

BY ALAN OSBORN

INTRODUCTION

About 10 years ago the American distiller JB Wagoner decided to market a fiery liquor made from the cactus-like agave plants growing in the hills on his estate at Temecula in California. He called it "temequila." It soon became known as "the American tequila," proving indistinguishable in taste, texture and effect from the well-known Mexican drink.…

By Monica Dobie

THE UNIVERSITY of Glasgow has announced is to undertake groundbreaking collaboration with law enforcement authorities in Britain by creating the UK’s first Institute for the Study of Serious Organised Crime (ISSOC).

Researchers from the University will work closely with law enforcement to tackle organised crime issues that threaten businesses on a daily basis.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

A EUROPEAN Observatory on Nanotechnologies is to be created, charged with predicting and detecting the potential environmental health problems caused by the increasing use of nanoparticles in consumer products, including dyed clothing. Coordinated by the Institute of Nanotechnology in Glasgow, Scotland, the new European body will receive Euro 4 million from the European Union’s (EU) Seventh Framework Programme research budget, and will involve 17 EU organisations with relevant expertise.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

A EUROPEAN Observatory on Nanotechnologies is to be created, charged with predicting and detecting the potential environmental health problems caused by the increasing use of nanoparticles in consumer products and their packaging. Coordinated by the Institute of Nanotechnology in Glasgow, Scotland, the new European body will receive Euro 4 million from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme research budget, and will involve 17 EU organisations with relevant expertise.…

By Alan Osborn

The European Parliament is pushing for an outright ban on the commercialisation of the cloning of animals, heading off potentially lucrative research revenue for universities.

It has voted overwhelmingly for a legislative amendment within European Union (EU) legislation to ban cloning animals for economic reasons, preventing their use for manufacturing meat, dairy foods, fibres and skins for clothing and textiles, medicine and other industries.…

BY PHIL DOWNIE, at Loch Ness, Scotland

INTRODUCTION

For many years visitors have been drawn to Loch Ness in the Scottish Highlands hoping to see a glimpse of the elusive legendary marine reptile supposedly lurking in its deeps. The local community has benefited from tourists not only visiting the area’s beautiful scenery but also to catch a sighting of ‘Nessie’.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE EUROPEAN Commission has warned that British beaches became dirtier in 2007, with a major increase in the number of bathing water sites failing to meet European Union (EU) hygiene standard. These numbered 20 last year, up from just two in 2006, and 10 in 2005.…