The European Commission adopted a “discard plan” for the Mediterranean on Thursday 20 October, providing exemptions to the rule that all catches must be landed in ports.
From 1 January 2017, the landing obligation will come into force for demersal species subject to minimum conservation reference size (hake, red mullet, common sole and deep water rose shrimp).
Three countries – Italy, France and Spain – called for exemptions from the landing requirement for sole in the Adriatic Sea...