Brussels, 21/03/2012 (Agence Europe) - According to a report published on Wednesday 21 March by Oceana, an organisation that works for the protection of the seas, there is a lack of management measures for 82% of fish species exploited by the European fleet. The report shows that 686 fish species (82% of all species), some of which, like mullet, cuttlefish, shrimp and octopus, are commonly found on consumers' plates, have no management measures (quotas, restricted days at sea, or recovery plans) that would protect the resource. This proportion of species outside fishing rules equates to 31% of the total EU catch and 36% of the economic value of catches landed in European ports. The report names Sweden, Denmark and Germany as the states which show the highest ratio of managed species, including partially managed, with 52%, 51%, and 50% respectively. At the other end of the scale, however, sit Greece, Italy, Malta, Cyprus and Bulgaria where the figure is less than 5%. It should be noted that there are no total allowable catches in the Mediterranean, except for bluefin tuna. Ocean says that overexploitation occurs in 62% of the EU fish stocks of the North-East Atlantic and reaches 82% in the Mediterranean Sea. LC/transl.rt)