Brussels, 16/12/2011 (Agence Europe) - European fisheries ministers reached political agreement in Brussels on Thursday 15 December seeking to keep total allowable catches (TACs) in the Black Sea unchanged from year to the next. Fishing opportunities affect only Romania and Bulgaria.
Thus, the turbot quota will be 86.4 tonnes (43.2 tonnes for each country), even though the Commission initially called for a 15% reduction in catches.
For sprat, the 2012 TAC is retained at the 2011 level of...