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Commission proposes fishing opportunities for the Black Sea for 2015

The Commission has today proposed a cut to the annual EU quota for turbot by 15%, to 74 tonnes, and to keep the EU quota for sprat unchanged at 11 475 tonnes. The proposal is based on the advice by the Commission's Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF). The proposal will now be discussed by EU ministers at the December Fisheries Council.

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date:  02/12/2014

Only two Member States, namely Bulgaria and Romania, are concerned by the proposals. The EU quota for turbot is divided evenly between the two Member States whilst for sprat Bulgaria and Romania's national quotas are set respectively at 70% and 30 % of the total EU quota. 

The Commission is promoting a regional approach to fisheries management in the Black Sea. Last year, a set of measures affecting the turbot fishery were adopted in the framework of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM). The work on establishing a management plan for turbot in the region will continue in 2015.

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