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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9258

6 September 2006
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/fisheries
Commission wants 15% reduction in Baltic cod catches - good news for herring, but not for salmon

Brussels, 05/09/2006 (Agence Europe) - On 5 September, the European Commission adopted a proposal on total allowable catches (TACs) and quotas for 2007 in the waters of the Baltic Sea. It proposes a 15% reduction in cod quotas in these waters, a species highly valued by eight EU Member States (Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Poland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania). In addition, the Commission suggests a 20% reduction in salmon catches and increases for herring and sprat. Fisheries...

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