Brussels, 22/06/2015 (Agence Europe) - On Friday 19 June, the Council adopted a regulation modifying the current regulation on fishing opportunities in 2015, with reductions in catch of seabass in particular.
The Commission had already adopted emergency measures to reduce the fishing mortality caused by pelagic vessels targeting spawning aggregations of seabass. That implementing regulation expired on 30 April 2015.
The Commission believes that a further reduction in catch is required. The...