EC Council announces Baltic quota shares for Latvia, Estonia as herring stocks rise
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Baltic Course] - October 15, 2014 -
An agreement was reached during the October 13 meeting of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council (AGRIFISH) on the distribution of catch quotas in the Baltic Sea.
The decision on quotas, as was the case in 2014, was made following proposals put forward during the Baltic Sea region cooperation forum "Baltifish", which differed from the European Commission's initial proposal.
According to the AGRIFISH Council's decision, the following catch quotas were approved for Latvian fishermen – total allowable catches (TACs) in the Baltic Sea for sprat reduced by 11%, TACs for herring in the Gulf of Riga increased by 26%, TACs for herring in the central part of the Baltic Sea increased by 45%, TACs for salmon in the Baltic Sea reduced by 10%, TACs for cod in the western part of the Baltic Sea reduced by 6%, in the eastern part – by 22%.
In addition, the agreement provides that there is a roll-over on the fishing effort limits indicating the number of days at sea for cod fishing (147 days for Western Baltic and 146 days for Eastern Baltic).
Baltic herring fishing quota will increase for Estonia both at the open part of the Baltic Sea and in Gulf of Riga.<
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