22/05/2006 (Agence Europe) - On 22 May, the Council of the EU adopted a regulation amending the protocol to the EU-Mauritania fisheries agreement which covers the period from 1 August 2001 to 31 July 2006 (see EUROPE 9183 on the opinion of the EP). The amendments are as follows: temporary reduction of five fishing licences in the “cephalopod” category, setting a second one-month closure of the demersal fishery, increasing from 31 to 35 the number of licences for tuna pole-and-line...