Luxembourg, 27/10/2008 (Agence Europe) - During the evening of Monday 27 October, in Luxembourg, fisheries ministers of the European Union member states reached a political agreement on total allowable catches (TACs) and fish quotas for 2009 in the waters of the Baltic Sea. Discussions were mainly on Western Baltic herring, for which the European Commission initially suggested a 63% reduction in authorised catches compared to 2008.
Cod. For cod, the Council is rallying to what was suggested...