On Friday 7 June, the European Commission said that “far fewer fish stocks are now overfished compared to 2003” and that fishermen have been seeing the socio-economic benefits of managing stocks at healthier levels for some time.
The European Commission has adopted its communication, which sets out the state of play and guidelines for 2025, particularly with regard to fishing opportunities and the state of stocks, which varies according to the seas concerned. Improvements in the state...