Last year, the quota for sole, also with 10 percent. For bass, the fishing opportunities were drastically limited.
That are some of the results of the negotiations on fishing quotas for next year, which the EU-member states and the European Commission in Brussels have reached an agreement, was secretary of state, Martijn van Dam (Economic Affairs) Wednesday.
In 2017 and may also be more turbot, brill (both plus 10 per cent), cod (5 percent), rog (5 percent) and mackerel (14%) to be caught. The quota for plaice remains unchanged.
The rules for sea bass to be tightened up. It was agreed that the trawlers next year up to 400 pounds (instead of 1000 kilo) sea bass per month are allowed to catch, capped at 3 percent of the weight of all catches on board.
Satisfied
Van Dam is happy with the result. The netherlands in Brussels, together with Belgium and Germany called for the adjustment of the quota for species that fishermen targeted fish (such as sole and plaice) and the bijvangstsoorten. This has led to an increase of the quota for turbot, brill and skate species that is often as bycatch in the nets end up.
The agreed quota are based on scientific advice to overfishing. When “it goes well with the fish in the North sea is there for Dutch fishermen space to catch more and thus earn more," says Van Dam.
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