Brussels, 27/10/2015 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission will adopt its proposals on total allowable catches (TACs) and quotas for 2016 in the Atlantic, Channel and North Sea at the start of November.
For the first time there will be a rise in quotas to take account of the new rule that requires fishermen to land their entire catches. The discard ban will begin in 2016 for demersal species, such as cod and sole.
European Fisheries Commissioner Karmenu Vella revealed in an interview...