Brussels, 19/03/2009 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission, on Tuesday 17 March, adopted a plan to improve the state of the northern hake stock in Community waters. This plan will replace the recovery plan which has been in place since 2004, and which has successfully helped the northern hake stock recover from almost collapse to the safe target size. The aim is to bring the stock up to its maximum sustainable yield (MSY), i.e. the point at which the largest catch can continuously...