U.K. Fisheries Minister Huw Irranca-Davies said ensuring this was achieved, and securing the future of the under-10-meter sector were his two main priorities for 2009, he told IntraFish sister publication Fishing News.
The government had to make commitments on conservation measures in December to head off some of the severe proposals the commission put on the table, he said.
“At one point we were faced with a complete west of Scotland closure and quite severe cuts or zero in total allowable catches (TACs) of some species.
