The European Commission adopted a delegated regulation on Thursday 13 October establishing a discard plan for mollusc bivalve Venus spp. – clams – in the Italian territorial waters, containing a reduction in the minimum legal size.
Under this text, which has been welcomed by fisherman and lovers of the renowned linguine alle vongole (clam, in Italian), alike, local fishers will be able, over a three-year period from 1 January 2017, to catch clams measuring 22mm rather than the 25mm...