The European Commission has adopted two proposals to reduce the wasteful practice of discarding fish in the north western and south western waters of the Atlantic. – See more at: http://www.thefishsite.com/fishnews/26545/european-commission-proposes-fish-discard-plans-for-atlantic/#sthash.deYS1vMh.dpuf See more information here
FAO claims that seven million tonnes of fish are wasted annually See more information here (in Spanish)
The European Commission proposes to allow the return to the sea a 7% of hake See more information here (in Spanish)
The Council and the European Parliament have reached a provisional political agreement on the implementation of the landing obligation for fisheries or “omnibus regulation” at a second informal trilogue meeting on the issue. See more information here
See more information here (in Spanish)
The Directorate General of Fisheries of the European Commission (DG MARE) acknowledges that there are “difficulties” for the implementation of the new discard standard as a result of the existence of “contradictions” regarding other regulations. In addition, the authority admitts that it will be necessary to articulate formulas such as quota exchange and other “flexibility […]
