12/12/2018 (Agence Europe) – Member States' ambassadors to the EU approved on Wednesday 12 December in Brussels the political agreement between the institutions on a multiannual management plan for demersal stocks and their fisheries in Western Waters (see EUROPE 12148). The key target species, counting for around 95% of landings, will be managed in line with the maximum sustainable yield principle (MSY). The plan also incorporates safeguard measures to restore stocks when they fall...