Brussels, 26/03/2007 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 28 March, the European Commission is to adopt the communication laying down its new policy designed to “reduce by-catch and reduce disposal in European fisheries”. The European commissioner for fisheries and maritime aAffairs, Joe Borg, who is behind the communication, calls on the member states to debate the issue over the next few months, before presenting concrete proposals in 2008.
The objective of this new policy is to encourage...