Brussels, 24/07/2014 (Agence Europe) - In mid July, the Council of the EU adopted, by written procedure, a regulation providing for an 18% increase, to 20,100 tonnes, of the total allowable catch (TAC) for anchovy in the waters of the Bay of Biscay. This TAC will cover the fishing season to run from 1 July 2014 to 30 June 2015. Spain holds 90% of this total and France 10%.
As of 1 January 2015, anchovy fishing in the Bay of Biscay will be subject to the landing obligation laid down in the...