Brussels, 24/10/2011 (Agence Europe) - On Friday 21 October, the European ministers in Luxembourg reached a political agreement by qualified majority on total allowable catches (TAC) and quotas in the waters of the Baltic Sea for the fishing year starting on 1 January 2012. Decisions were made which were in some cases harsh on fishing fleets operating in the Baltic Sea, such as a 27% reduction (the Commission initially proposed -33%) compared to the 2011 situation for catches for the central...