19/12/2016 (Agence Europe) – On Monday 19 December, the EU Council of Ministers adopted, without debate, the regulation setting the fishing opportunities for 2017 for certain Black Sea fish stocks (see EUROPE 11687). The total allowable catch (TAC) for sprat has been maintained at 11,475 tonnes (70% for Bulgaria and 30% for Romania). The turbot quota, too, remains unchanged – 86.4 tonnes to be shared equally between Romania and Bulgaria. (LC)