Brussels, 09/03/2016 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission adopted a proposal on Tuesday 8 March amending or updating a number of fishing opportunities for 2016 in the Atlantic, Channel and North Sea.
The proposal amending Regulation 2016/72 on total allowable catches (TACs) and quotas for 2016 sets a European TAC of 79,219 tonnes for sandeel, scientific advice for which becomes available in the second half of February, while the fishery starts in April. The TAC for 2015 was 357,219...