Brussels, 25/11/2011 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission proposed on Friday 25 November that the total allowable catch (TAC) for turbot for EU vessels fishing in the Black Sea be reduced by 15% in 2012. TAC and quota proposals for the Black Sea, which will be negotiated in the Fisheries Council at the end of the year (14-15 December), concern only Bulgaria and Romania.
The Commission is calling for a 15% reduction in fishing opportunities for turbot compared with 2011, to 74 tonnes...