Brussels, 13/06/2016 (Agence Europe) - Negotiators for the Community institutions could reach a compromise on the proposal seeking to regulate what are known as “deep-sea” fishing activities when they meet in trialogue on Tuesday 14 June.
This type of fishing targets species such as scabbard fish, round nosed grenadier and ling. The compromise is expected to include the Council position banning trawling below a depth of 800 metres. The principle of a footprint freeze, restricting...