'We cannot stand still': The Marine Stewardship Council slams overexploitation as coastal states meet to discuss northeast Atlantic pelagic quotas

In the last six years alone, the sum total catch of mackerel, Atlantic-Scandinavian herring and blue whiting amounts to more than 4.5 million metric tons of fish which should have been left at sea.

The MSC is urging policy makers in the Northeast Atlantic fisheries countries to reach agreement on quota allocation in accordance with the recent scientific advice.
The MSC is urging policy makers in the Northeast Atlantic fisheries countries to reach agreement on quota allocation in accordance with the recent scientific advice.Photo: Geograph
Published 17 October 2022, 04:57Updated 17 October 2022, 11:40
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