20/01/2009 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission, on 12 January, adopted its annual report on member states' efforts in 2007 to achieve a sustainable balance between fishing capacity and fishing opportunities. The report shows that net reductions in the EU fleet still appear insufficient. Constant technological improvements “neutralise the efforts of capacity reduction”, and most Community fisheries, particularly for demersal species, are in such a poor state that drastic reductions...