The European Union was granted fishing opportunities for chub mackerel at the annual session of the North Pacific Fisheries Commission (NPFC), held from 15 to 18 April in Osaka, Japan.
This fish is an important commercial species and the EU fishing fleet will be allowed to participate in this NPFC fishery. This is the second year that the EU takes part as a full member of this regional fisheries organisation, and the adoption of fishing opportunities for a key NPFC fish stock finally gives...