SECTORAL POLICIES / Fisheries

European Parliament fisheries committee reaches a compromise on management plan for stocks in western waters

Brussels, 09/10/2018 (Agence Europe)

On Tuesday 9 October, the European Parliament's fisheries committee found a position that amends the European Commission's initial proposal on the management plan for fish stocks in western waters (see EUROPE 12085). 

But the flexibility requested and obtained by the rapporteur, Alain Cadec (EPP, France), on achieving maximum sustainable yield (MSY) in some cases, divides parliamentarians and provokes outrage among some NGOs. 

The Parliament's objective is to negotiate an agreement with...