Brussels, 02/04/2009 (Agence Europe) - In Strasbourg on 24 April, the European Parliament is expected to approve a compromise on the proposal on the conservation of fisheries resources through technical measures. On Tuesday 31 March, the EP fisheries committee voted by 14 votes to 1 to adopt the report by Cornelis Visser (EPP-ED, Netherlands) which brings a number of amendments to the initial proposal, in particular on the controversial single bet rule.
Minimum landing size. The proposal...