Fisheries: Parliament votes in favour of first EU discard ban

EU Parliament voted to adopt a ban on discarding unwanted fish of 35 species caught in the Skagerrak (between the North Sea and the Baltic). Under the discard ban, fishing vessels would be obliged to land all caught fish in order to halt ""discards"".

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Keywords: DISCARDS, OVERFISHING, BALTIC

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Related Topics: Europe, Reduction of bycatch and discards

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