EC proposes reduced fishery quotas, particularly for herring off Scotland and Ireland
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Reuters] By Julia Fioretti - October 29, 2014 -
Brussels, The European Commission fishery quota proposal sets the limits on the total amount of fish that can be caught by European Union fishermen in the Atlantic and North Sea in 2015 to enable Europe's depleted fish stocks to recover from decades of overfishing.
The Commission, the European Union executive, proposed a cut in the catch limits for 40 stocks, such as cod from the Irish Sea, and an increase for 29 stocks, including lobster from the Norwegian Sea.
"For some stocks in a poor state, the picture remains alarming," the Commission said in a statement. For some types of herring off the coasts of Ireland and Scotland quotas were cut to zero, meaning that only by-catches will be allowed. "Cod in the west of Scotland is a real problem, with extremely high rates of discarding, and is still at risk of collapse," according to the proposal.
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