Brussels, 08/12/2000 (Agence Europe) - The EU negotiations with Norway over the possibility of fishing concerning the seven common stocks in the North Sea agreed on a 50% reduction in catches of Cod whose Total Allowable Catches (TAC) will fall from 81,000 tonnes in 2000 to 48,000 tonnes next year, with 8,260 tonnes for Norway and 40,340 tonnes for the European Community. Other TAC are also reduced (in other words the fishing possibilities for the Community in 2001); - Haddock: 61,000 t. (53, 345t.) against 73,000t. in 2000; - Whiting: 29,700 t. (26,730t.) against 30,000 previously; - Plaice: 78,000 t. (76, 540t.) against 97,000. The TAC of Herring (265,000t.) remains unchanged with 76,850 t. for Norway and 188,150t. for the Community. The fishing possibilities are slightly increasing with regards: - Saithe: 87,000 (41,760) instead of 85,000t.; - Mackerel: 71,425 (23, 190) instead of 69,725 t. in 2000. These figures should still be formally approved, with their repartition in fishing quotas for the Member States, during the Fisheries Council on 14 and 15 December.