Luxembourg, 11/04/2016 (Agence Europe) - The recent proposal on technical fishing techniques was given a rather warm welcome by European Fisheries Ministers on Monday 11 April in Luxembourg. Some of them, however, criticised the provisions on fishing gear, nets and the minimum sizes for fish landing (see EUROPE 11516).
Karmenu Vella, the European Commissioner for Fisheries welcomed the "warm welcome" demonstrated by the Council regarding the proposal on technical measures. He said that, "We...