On Thursday, 27 June, the European Commission adopted a proposal to obtain authorisation from the Council of the EU to open negotiations on establishing a regional fisheries management organisation in the western and central Atlantic ocean on behalf of the EU.
The Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission (WECAFC) is an advisory body established in 1973 by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Its objective is to promote conservation, management and development...