Brussels, 20/11/2009 (Agence Europe) - On Friday 20 November, the Council of Ministers of the EU adopted, without debate, a regulation setting total allowable catches (TACs) and quotas for 2010 for the waters of the Baltic Sea. Only Poland abstained from the vote, stating that the Council, in its decision to increase the mesh size of cod ends in Bacoma and T90 fishing gear, failed to take account of the scientific advice on the selectivity of gear used to catch cod in the Baltic Sea.
The...