Member states’ permanent representatives to the EU agreed, on Wednesday 18 July, the Council position on the multiannual plan for fish stocks in the western waters. The Commission proposal that was presented in March (see EUROPE 11989) was warmly received by fisheries ministers at their meeting in Luxembourg on 16 April (see EUROPE 12002).
The plan recommends setting total allowable catches (TACs) for 16 species in line with updated scientific advice and includes safeguard measures if...