2017 fishing opportunities in the North East Atlantic: Council agreement

On 12 December 2016 the Agriculture and Fisheries Council reached a political agreement on a regulation concerning the 2017 catch limits for the main commercial fish stocks in the Atlantic, the North Sea and international fisheries in which EU vessels participate.

The agreement is based on the objective of achieving maximum sustainable yields (MSYs) by 2017 where possible, and by 2020 at the latest, while taking into account specific and fully justified socio-economic circumstances.

ESO: Background information: Agriculture and Fisheries Council, 12-13 December 2016 http://www.europeansources.info/record/agriculture-and-fisheries-council-12-13-december-2016/

EUObserver, 14.12.16: EU states continue to overfish https://euobserver.com/environment/136270

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