fishing quota
collocation in Englishmeaningsoffishingandquota
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fishing
noun[U]
uk/ˈfɪʃ.ɪŋ/us/ˈfɪʃ.ɪŋ/
the sport or job of ...
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quota
noun[C]
uk/ˈkwəʊ.tə/us/ˈkwoʊ.t̬ə/
a fixed, limited amount or number that is ...
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(Definition offishingandquotafrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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If thefishingquotais to be reduced, there should also be a cull of seals.
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I would like to point out that for 2010, afishingquotaof 3 500 tonnes has been decided.
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Perhaps we can learn lessons from thefishingquotalicences.
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However, we learnt that it was the only method of ensuring that afishingquotawas properly kept.
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This measure means that the worldfishingquotaof blue fin tuna will reduce from 22 000 tonnes currently to 13 500 tonnes in 2010.
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That would mean that member states which havefishingquotain particular waters should come together on a regular basis, whether at ministerial or official level.
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It was founded primarily in opposition to thefishingquota, and became a protest vote.
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The organization set thefishingquotafor grouping.
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The federal government tried to take licenses and quotas from the traditional fishermen, whosefishingquotahad already dropped dramatically in the years before, and give them to the natives.
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Everybody knows of the difficulties of fishing quotas but historic performance will mark up those quotas for the future.
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We cannot, on the one hand, impose strict fishing quotas and, on the other, not take action to prevent illegal fishing activities.
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I concur with the report’s recommendation to establish three-year fishing quotas instead of one-year quotas.
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One system that has shown itself to be effective is that involving individually transferable fishing quotas.
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We have had all sorts of problems with milk and fishing quotas which are attributable essentially to secondary markets.
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First, we must recognise the difficulty created by severe cuts in fishing quotas.
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However, there is no doubt that fishing quotas have been an important factor in preserving stock.
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There would then be no fishing quotas, no days at sea and 100% unemployment among professional fishermen.
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Many families are being deprived of their livelihood through cuts in fishing quotas and the ban on the use of drifts nets, for example.
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It is important to reach agreement on the question of fishing quotas.
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For the same reason, the fishing quotas must be restricted.
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