On Tuesday 8 October, the European Commission proposed a 10% reduction, next year, in fishing effort for trawlers exploiting demersal stocks in the western Mediterranean.
This measure is part of the proposal on total allowable catches (TACs) and quotas for 2020 in the Black Sea and in the Mediterranean Sea. On 16 and 17 December in Brussels, the European fisheries ministers will set the fishing opportunities for 2020, particularly in the Mediterranean Sea.
After the entry into force (16 July...