Brussels, 21/10/2011 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 20 October, the EU Council of Ministers adopted without debated a regulation amending fisheries quotas for 2011 and updating provisions on the protection of mako shark, or porbeagle.
Regulation 57/2010 bans fishing of mako shark in international waters, and accidental catches must be rapidly returned to the ocean. However, in some EU maritime areas, catches of porbeagle are not restricted. Given the state of conservation of this species and...