The agreement, as explained by the EU, "will significantly limit herring catches". The areas affected are in order “to protect the herring stock in the western Baltic".
The decision to appoint Kadis, a conservation biology scientist and former minister for agriculture in Cyprus, was welcomed by European aquaculture and fisheries trade organizations.
Fewer stocks are being overfished, according to the European Commission, which is opening a public consultation on 2025 fishing opportunities in the Atlantic and North Sea, Baltic Sea, and Mediterrane ...