On Thursday 10 October, the EU Council adopted by a qualified majority a regulation reducing by 54% the total allowable catch (TAC) for anchovy in Iberian Atlantic waters from 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025.
Four EU countries, including those directly concerned, Spain and Portugal, are said to have voted against the regulation (they explain this in a statement), which aims to modify certain TACs during the year, including that for anchovy.
The European Commission had proposed a definitive...