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The overall sustainability of the EU fisheries continues to gradually improve and fewer stocks are overfished, according to the Commission Communication ‘Sustainable fishing in the EU: state of play and orientations for 2025’ adopted today. At the same time, more efforts are necessary to ensure
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Today, the European Commission adopted conditions and safeguards for the use of certain exemptions to the margin of tolerance rules to ensure accurate fish quotas and healthy fisheries.
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Today, the Council agreed on fishing opportunities for 2024 for the fish stocks managed by the EU in the Atlantic, Kattegat and Skagerrak.
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Today, EU Fisheries Ministers agreed fishing opportunities for 2024 for the Mediterranean and the Black Sea.
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Today, the EU and the United Kingdom reached an agreement on the fishing opportunities for 2024 for more than 85 total allowable catches (TACs) in the Northeast Atlantic.
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Today, the EU concluded agreements with the UK and Norway, and bilaterally with Norway, securing valuable fishing opportunities for 2024 for the EU fleets and provide predictability for stocks in the Northeast Atlantic and the North Sea.
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The Commission has published its proposal to set catch limits, or total allowable catches (TACs), for 18 fish stocks in the EU waters of the Atlantic Ocean, Kattegat and Skagerrak for 2024. The proposal is based on scientific advice and covers fish stocks managed solely by the EU in those sea basins
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The Council of the European Union reached an agreement on the fishing opportunities in the Baltic Sea for 2024, following the Commission proposal made in August this year.
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The delegations of the European Union, Iceland, the Faroe Islands, Greenland, Norway and the United Kingdom reached an agreement on the management measures for mackerel, blue whiting and Atlanto-Scandian herring in the North-East Atlantic for 2024.
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Today, the Commission adopted its proposal for fishing opportunities for 2024 for the Mediterranean and the Black Seas. The proposal promotes the sustainable management of fish stocks in the Mediterranean and the Black Seas and delivers on the political commitments made in the MedFish4Ever and Sofia