MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for February 16th 2015
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Monday, February 16th 2015 - 21:50 UTC
Falklands begins consultation on oil impact on society and local culture
Falkland Islands will this month begin to grapple with the big questions about how oil and gas development will impact on their society and culture. The start of a series of focus groups run as part of the Social Effects Monitoring Programme study, led by Regeneris Consulting, and Falkland Island partners Karen Lee and Carolyn Montgomerie, reports the Penguin News in its latest edition.
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Monday, February 16th 2015 - 09:06 UTC
Researchers propose high seas fishing ban and concentrate on coastal catches
Closing the high seas to commercial fishing could distribute fisheries income more equitably among the world's maritime nations, according to research from the University of British Columbia (UBC).
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Monday, February 16th 2015 - 08:51 UTC
Germany urges Brazil with an EU/Mercosur trade agreement
Germany wants to speed negotiations for a free trade agreement between the European Union and Mercosur, said Foreign minister Walter Steinmeier in Brasilia. The agreement has been pending since 1999 when discussions started but so far have been unable to reach a deal or commit a date because of internal problems from both sides.
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Monday, February 16th 2015 - 08:20 UTC
US icebreaker Polar Star rescues Australian longliner trapped in Antarctic ice
An Australian fishing vessel that was stranded in Antarctic ice for a week with a damaged propeller is expected to make its way to New Zealand under its own power.The 63-metre Antarctic Chieftain longliner damaged its propeller after hitting an iceberg and was stranded about 1,500 kilometres north-east of McMurdo Sound with 26 people on board.
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Monday, February 16th 2015 - 08:17 UTC
Desperate struggle in New Zealand to save tens of stranded pilot whales
About 140 pilot whales that stranded themselves on a remote stretch of New Zealand beach have died, but conservation workers and volunteers are hoping the remaining 60 or so will survive after they managed to get them refloated, an official said over the weekend.
