On Thursday 31 March, the EU Council of Ministers adopted a regulation updating the 2022 total allowable catches (TACs) and quotas in the Atlantic and North Sea to take account of the agreement reached with the UK in December 2021 (see EUROPE B12892A22).
Changes agreed with the UK include: - a decrease of 53% for Norway pout in the North Sea; - a 62% decrease for sprat in the English Channel from 1 January to 30 June; - a 70% increase for plaice in the waters around southern Ireland; - an...