EU ministers are allowing more fish to be caught in 2015 than scientists say is sustainable.
Every year, fisheries ministers meet to set quotas on the amount of fish that can be caught by European fishermen.
They do so based on proposals by the European Commission, which since 2010 bases its suggestions on scientific advice.
On Tuesday (16 December), ministers agreed on the fishing quota for 2015.
The EU's fisheries policy was recently reformed and now includes a comm...
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