Brussels, 30/04/2001 (Agence Europe) - After taking emergency measures on 7 February (to protect cod fry in the North Sea) and 6 March (to ban cod fishing off the west of Scotland), the European Commission endorsed a proposal on Friday to require Member States to prohibit the use and the keeping on board of fishing gear likely to catch cod and hake in the North sea which are subject to a recovery plan when the fisheries relating to these stocks have been closed because the quotas have been...