Brussels, 08/06/2015 (Agence Europe) - Following a third round of talks, the European Union and the Republic of Liberia concluded a new sustainable fisheries partnership agreement and an associated five-year protocol setting out the fishing opportunities for EU vessels, the financial compensation to be paid by EU and the arrangements for support to be offered to the fishing sector of Liberia.
The protocol authorises 28 purse seiners and 6 long-line vessels from the EU to catch 6,500 tonnes...