EU fisheries ministers reached unanimous political agreement at around two o’clock in the morning on Wednesday 14 December on total allowable catches (TACs) and quotas for 2017 in the Atlantic, the English Channel and the North Sea. Fishing opportunities have risen for quite a number of stocks.
It took two days, two compromise texts and long hours in trilateral discussions (national delegations, Slovak Presidency and European Commission) to conclude this fisheries marathon.
The major...