The Council of Ministers of the EU raised no objections on Friday 18 November to the adoption by the Commission of a delegated regulation establishing a three-year discard plan for turbot fisheries in the Black Sea (see EUROPE 11667).
From 1 January 2017, the landing obligation will apply to the species subject to catch limits in the Black Sea.
Bulgaria and Romania have submitted a proposal for a turbot discard plan to the Commission.
The delegated act includes: - an exemption, based on high...