In its proposals updated on Tuesday 25 November concerning fishing opportunities in the Mediterranean for 2026, the European Commission has acknowledged that trawlers remain the main source of mortality for demersal stocks in the western Mediterranean (see EUROPE B13714A3).
According to the non-paper that has been published, for 2026, the Commission is therefore proposing a 65% reduction in fishing effort for French and Spanish trawlers in EMU (Effort Management Unit) 1 (GSAs, or...