The European Commission adopted a proposal on Friday 24 February for a multiannual management plan for the exploitation of small pelagic stocks in the Adriatic Sea. Total allowable catches (TACs) for anchovies and sardines could be reduced in the event of the stocks being in danger (see EUROPE 11704).
The most lucrative and most sought after small pelagic stocks are anchovies and sardines, which are caught almost exclusively by Italy and Croatia, in the northern part of the Adriatic. The...