On Tuesday 15 October in Luxembourg, the EU fisheries ministers reached a political agreement on significant reductions in 2020 in certain total allowable catches (TACs) and quotas in the Baltic Sea (see EUROPE B12346A21).
The EU Council adopted most of the Commission's proposals, while adjusting certain measures accompanying TACs and quotas, such as fishing closures or certain technical measures (see EUROPE B12317A6).
They decided to reduce the TAC for cod in the Western Baltic by 60% (to...