20/02/24 (Agence Europe) – On Monday 19 February, the European Parliament’s Committee on Fisheries approved (13 votes in favour, 8 against and no abstentions) the text of the agreement with the EU Council on conservation, management and control measures applicable in the North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) area. The text improves controls on transhipment operations at sea and bans the discarding or release of catches of 22 species, such as cod, whiting, plaice and...