Brussels, 28/10/2008 (Agence Europe) - In Luxembourg on Monday 27 October, the EU Council of Ministers reached unanimous political agreement on the regulation setting total allowable catches (TACs) and quotas for 2009 and 2010 for a number of deep water fish stocks. The Council will adopt this regulation at one of its forthcoming meetings, after the text has been tidied up by lawyers.
The agreement will “considerably reduce fishing pressure on these vulnerable stocks,” stated European...