Spanish fishermen mobilise against proposed EU fishing day quotas
Spanish fishermen mobilise against proposed EU fishing day quotas
Spanish fishermen mobilise against proposed EU fishing day quotas
Itโs the latest sign the idea is still very much in Brussels’ sights โ despite British pushback.
The greater threat is deplorable man-made pollution, the European Commission fires back.
The European Commission proposed restrictive quotas in the Baltic Sea for all species except for herring while also calling for stricter application of EU fishing rules, on Monday (26 August).
The bloc’s investment, worth more than โฌ1 billion in EU funds over seven years, has failed to deliver โtangible resultsโ in the aquaculture sector, according to the European Court of Auditors (ECA).
The EU executive should not fear embarking on a “power struggle” with China to ensure good fishing practices, the chair of the European Parliament’s fisheries committee Pierre Karleskind told Euractiv in an interview.