On Sunday 11 and Monday 12 December, EU fisheries ministers negotiated to reach a political agreement on total allowable catches (TACs) and quotas for 2023 in several EU waters (Atlantic, Channel, North Sea, Mediterranean).
The most contentious TACs and quotas concerned the modalities of eel fishing and the details of the management plan for fish stocks in the Western Mediterranean.
A first compromise package was presented on Monday morning by the Czech Presidency of the EU Council. It...