Several EU member states, including France, Italy and Spain, gave their backing in Luxembourg on Monday 10 October to the European Commission suggestion of a management plan to help the recovery of the swordfish stock in the Mediterranean Sea.
However, the issue of whether or not to introduce a total allowable catch (TAC) as part of this recovery plan to allow overfished swordfish stocks to return to health was the cause of some division.
Spanish Fisheries Minister Isabel Garcia Tejerina...