Sweden leads catches that exceed Northeast Atlantic scientific advice
Cover of the latest NGO New Economics Foundation report.
(EUROPEAN UNION, 2/12/2019)
Sweden ranks first in an annual list of European Union (EU) Member States whose fishing quotas exceed those recommended by scientists, compiled by a non-governmental organization in the United Kingdom.
The NGO New Economics Foundation (NEF) states that the EU will not reach its 2020 target of sustainably caught fish if EU ministers continue to lobby for quotas beyond limits urged by scientists.
In its report, titled ‘Landing the Blame’, NFE claims that ignoring scientific advice on total allowable catch (TAC) for mackerel in Ir...
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