On Wednesday 25 October, the European Commission adopted a partial proposal on total allowable catches (TACs) for 2024 in EU waters in the Atlantic Ocean, the Kattegat and the Skagerrak.
At this stage, the proposal concerns only 18 stocks. For the first time, the Commission is proposing to set 9 TACs for periods of 2 to 3 years, known as ‘multiannual TACs’. TACs are generally re-evaluated every year, except those for deep-sea species (2-year TACs). The stocks concerned are: plaice...