Brussels, 30/11/2010 (Agence Europe) - In the evening of Monday 29 November, EU fisheries ministers reached unanimous agreement that total allowable catches (TACs) and quotas for deep-sea fish, vulnerable species on which there are very little scientific data, should not be increased in 2011 and 2012. Catches of roundnose grenadier will be reduced by 25% over the two years and of black scabbardfish by 15%.
European Fisheries and Maritime Affairs Commissioner Maria Damanaki was pleased that...