Brussels, 27/10/2009 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission has said it is pleased with the agreement reached by Coastal States at the end of last week on management measures for blue whiting and Atlanto-Scandian herring in the North East Atlantic for 2010.
The agreement provides for an 11% reduction (from 590,000 tonnes to 540,000 tonnes) in the total allowable catch (TAC) for blue whiting between 2009 and 2010. The Commission says that a more significant reduction was expected in blue...