On Wednesday morning, 18 December, the EU Member States’ fisheries ministers reached unanimous political agreement on total allowable catches (TACs) and 2020 quotas for the Atlantic and North Sea. Discussions have long stumbled over the modalities of the very limited fisheries for cod in the waters of the Celtic Sea.
The year 2020 marks an important moment for European fisheries: the EU has set itself the objective, within the framework of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), that all fish...