Brussels, 08/11/2006 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 7 November, the European Commission adopted a Regulation setting the total allowable catch (TAC) for sprat in the North Sea at 175,000 tonnes for EU ships (mainly from Denmark, but also from the UK, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Sweden and Belgium) and Norwegian ships. In December 2005, the Fisheries Council set a preliminary TAC for sprat of 282,700 tonnes (263,540 tonnes of which for the EU) while awaiting scientific advice, which was...