Two Enviro Groups Claim EU Continues to Overfish its Stocks
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Associated Press] - March 25, 2015 -
BRUSSELS (AP) - Two studies from environmental groups show European Union nations continue to overfish their Atlantic waters despite commitments to fish sustainably and stay within safe scientific limits.
The studies obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press ahead of their release show that almost two out of three limits for catches in the waters off north-western Europe were still set above the limits advised by scientific research.
The Pew Charitable Trusts said that in many cases the EU's Atlantic nations "set fishing limits contrary to the recent" reform of the Common Fisheries Policy, continuing overfishing for such dinnertime favorites like North Sea cod and hake.
Ken Coons
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