European Commission cuts deep sea fishing quotas for next two years

By Julia Fioretti BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission proposed on Friday an overall cut in quotas for deep sea fishing in the northeast Atlantic for the next two years, but environmental groups said it should have reduced some catch limits to zero to allow stocks to recover. In its proposal, to be discussed by member states in November, the Commission suggested increasing total allowable catches for four species, decreasing them for nine stocks and leaving them unchanged for five fish stocks, compared to 2014. If agreed by member states, the limits would take effect from Jan. ... Read More http://ift.tt/1xKBdSR