30/11/2010 (Agence Europe) - Formal approval for 2011 Baltic quotas. On Monday 29 November, the EU Council of Ministers formally (and unanimously) adopted the regulation on fishing opportunities for 2011 for the Baltic Sea (see EUROPE 10245). European fisheries ministers reached agreement on this matter on 26 October and decided to drastically reduce catches of herring (30% maximum reduction), sprat (down 24%) and salmon (reduction of up to 15%). They also increased cod quotas (by 15% for...