On 14 November, the European Union expressed its deep concern that the majority of North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) members rejected its proposal to set the total allowable catch (TAC) for mackerel in accordance with the recommendations of the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES).
“This will lead to severe overfishing of mackerel, the most important Northeast Atlantic stock, which is already below the minimum sustainability level advised by ICES”,...