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Brussels will not follow scientific advice against over-fishing for at least the first quarter of 2021 on fish stocks shared with the UK (Photo: Fredrik Ohlander)

EU's 2021 fishing quotas to exceed scientific advice

EU fisheries ministers agreed on Thursday (17 December) on fishing opportunities for 2021 for the stocks managed by the EU, and provisional quotas for those stocks shared with the UK - pending on the outcome of Brexit negotiations.

Following two days of negotiations, the European Council agreed on catch limits for over 200 commercial fish stocks in the Atlantic, the North Sea, the Mediterranean and the Black Sea and, the deep-sea.

However, some of these quotas are still above sust...

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Elena is EUobserver's Managing Editor. She is from Spain and has studied journalism and new media in Spanish and Belgian universities. Previously she worked on European affairs at VoteWatch Europe and the Spanish news agency EFE.

Brussels will not follow scientific advice against over-fishing for at least the first quarter of 2021 on fish stocks shared with the UK (Photo: Fredrik Ohlander)

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Elena is EUobserver's Managing Editor. She is from Spain and has studied journalism and new media in Spanish and Belgian universities. Previously she worked on European affairs at VoteWatch Europe and the Spanish news agency EFE.

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