Brussels, 15/12/2010 (Agence Europe) - EU agriculture and fisheries ministers reached agreement in the night of Tuesday into Wednesday on an average 18% cut in fishing quotas for cod, a species which has been overfished for several years. The compromise, which refers to the North Sea and the Atlantic, was reached after two days and a night of negotiation among ministers in Brussels, an EU press release says. While the overall reduction in fishing opportunities for cod is some 18%, reductions...