Dolphin Conservation agreement wins award at United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-23 November 2005-US STATE DEPARTMENT: Dolphin Conservation agreement wins award at United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization(C)1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:22112005 The Agreement on the International Dolphin Conservation Program (AIDCP) was awarded the biennial Margarita Lizrraga Medal by the Director General of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) at the Thirty-third Session of the FAO Conference in Rome, Italy on November 19, 2005.

Dr. Robin Allen, AIDCP Secretariat and Executive Director of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission, accepted the award on behalf of the Parties to the AIDCP, including the United States. The Department of State, working closely with NOAA Fisheries, represents the United States in...