On Wednesday 3 August, the European Commission adopted a proposal establishing a multi-annual plan for the management of stocks of demersal fish species (cod, haddock, plaice, saithe, sole, whiting and langoustine) in the North Sea.
The multi-annual plan for the North Sea includes the EU waters of the ICES zones IIa, IIIa and IV and concerns Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom. The proportion of demersal species in the North Sea represents more...