Brussels, 26/08/2015 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission adopted a regulation on Monday 24 August prohibiting purse seiners flying the flag of or registered in Croatia, France, Italy, Malta or Spain from fishing for bluefin tuna in the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.
These countries had already informed the Commission that their quotas have been exhausted, so this is simply a regulation confirming the ending of fishing activities: - with effect from 24.00 on 24 June 2015 at...