Mackerel is one of the topics on the agenda for discussion at Tuesday's European Fish Council meeting in Brussels. With that in mind, Scottish fishermen are urging the European Commission to impose sanctions against Iceland and the Faroes for their "continuing and significant over-fishing of the north-east Atlantic mackerel stock."
While measures for trade sanctions on imports of certain fishery products from Iceland and the Faroes have already been agreed upon, the Commission has yet to implement the plan.
The Scottish Pelagic Fishermen’s Association (SPFA) said the time for "heel dragging" is over and the EU must act now, especially since the mackerel catching season is about to begin.
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