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EU ministers have reached a political agreement on new limits on fish catches for the Baltic Sea’s key fish stocks, namely herring, sprat, cod, salmon, plaice in order to ensure sustainable stocks and a viable fishing sector for the future.

— last modified 06 February 2013 The overall objective of the European Commission proposals for a modern and simpler Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) is to make fishing sustainable – environmentally,…

— last modified 11 October 2012 There are seven Regional Advisory Councils under the CFP. Five are based on geographically and biologically coherent zones. The two others are based on…

— last modified 14 July 2011 The overall objective of the European Commission’s proposals for a modern and simpler Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) is to make fishing sustainable – environmentally,…

— last modified 12 April 2011 Getting away with fishing illegally will become much more difficult for fishermen, as the EU’s new system for fisheries control is now fully operational.…