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September 26th, 2006, 09:16 AM

Canadian delegates nearly walked out of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization meeting last week because their proposed reforms weren't being taken seriously ? but ultimately wrangled two significant changes, the fisheries minister says.

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September 26th, 2006, 10:23 AM

"Loyola Hearn, the federal minister of fisheries and oceans, said Canada went into the week-long talks in Dartmouth, N.S., determined to win tougher sanctions on foreign overfishing that has depleted fish stocks off the East Coast."

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according to at least one local expert Loyola is taking a bow for solving a problem that doesn't exist...

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Dude, 3 of my uncles own off shore/ deep sea fishing boats/trollers, and I have worked on 2 of them for a few summers in the last 5 years, beleave me their is no threat. Iam from the coast and a fishing Village at that, its one thing i have some first hand knowlage at.
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