14/05/2009 (Agence Europe) - France's Fisheries Minister Michel Barnier reiterated on Wednesday 13 May in answer to a question before the National Assembly that he was opposed to the idea of transferable fishing quotas, that is, quotas sold off to those offering the highest prices (EUROPE 9888). The European Commission evokes transition to the use of such quotas in its Green Paper on reform of Common Fisheries Policy (CFP). “An important point is that small-scale fishing must be...