Brussels, 17/11/2006 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission has welcomed the new port state control scheme that was unanimously adopted on 17 November by the North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) to tackle illegal fishing activities. The measures, which will become applicable from 1 May 2007, will require a go-ahead from the flag state to the port state before foreign fishing vessels will be authorised to land frozen fish products in the ports of the Contracting Parties to...