Key EU shark and ray protections maintained for 2012

Dienstag, den 20. Dezember 2011 um 16:06 Uhr

The Shark Alliance is pleased to report that, at their 15-16 December meeting, the EU Council of Fisheries Ministers accepted the European Commission’s science-based proposals to maintain Total Allowable Catch (TAC) limits for porbeagle and spurdog sharks at zero. This decision comes despite pressure from the fishing industry to once again allow landings from these Critically Endangered populations.

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