Brussels, 28/10/2014 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 28 October, the European Commission adopted its, very tough, proposals on fishing opportunities for 2015 in the Atlantic and the North Sea. For the first time, the proposals are based on the new common fisheries policy (CFP) rules.
One of the key pillars of the new CFP is to have all stocks fished at sustainable levels, the so-called maximum sustainable yield (MSY). Whenever possible, scientists advise how to bring the stocks to MSY levels....