The European Commission adopted, on Tuesday 7 March, a proposal to amend the regulation on total allowable catches (TACs) and quotas for 2023 for certain stocks only.
Regulation 2023/194 sets a provisional TAC for anchovy caught in the Bay of Biscay by Spain and France for the period 1 January to 30 June 2023, pending publication of the scientific advice for this stock for 2023. The final TAC for this stock for 2023 is set at 33,000 tonnes.
The proposal also covers the 2023 fishing...