Brussels, 07/01/2013 (Agence Europe) - Didier Gascuel, head of the French fisheries association AFH, considers that the decisions of European fisheries ministers at the end of December on the total allowable catches and quotas for 2013 in the Atlantic, North Sea and English Channel contravene scientific recommendations (see EUROPE 10756). This is an opinion that is shared by some environmental NGOs in the EU, such as Oceana.
The last Fisheries Council, which was dedicated to fixing the 2013...