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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11611

30 August 2016
SECTORAL POLICIES / Fisheries
Commission looks into measures for saving Western Baltic Cod stock
Brussels, 29/08/2016 (Agence Europe)

On Monday 29 August, the European Commission adopted its proposal on Baltic Sea fishing opportunities for 2017. It is, nonetheless, continuing with consultations before putting any firm measures for protecting Western Cod stocks, on the table.

The Commission proposes to increase Total Allowable Catches (TAC) to 6 out of 10 fish stocks in the Baltic: Central Baltic herring (+8% to 191,129 t) and western Baltic stocks (+8% as well) Bothnia Gulf herring (+17% to 140,998 t), sprat (+40% to...