Brussels, 16/12/2009 (Agence Europe) - After a gruelling two days of talks, EU Member States' fisheries ministers agreed in principle at around 22.30 hrs on Tuesday 15 December 2009 on fishing quotas (total allowable catches, TACs) for next year in the Atlantic, North Sea and the Channel.
The chair of the meeting, Swedish farm minister Eskil Erlandsson, welcomed the way ministers had agreed on the long-term stock management plans for cod, herring, sole and hake. Fish stocks have to be...