Press Release: Commission proposes 2009 fishing opportunities for the Black Sea

The European Commission adopted a proposal for fishing opportunities for the Black Sea for 2009. The Commission proposed a Total Allowable Catch (TAC) of 100 tonnes for turbot, unchanged from 2008, a TAC of 12,750 tonnes for sprat, representing a 15% reduction compared to 2008. These proposals are based on advice from a working group of leading Bulgarian and Romanian fisheries scientists, and from the Commission's own Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee on Fisheries (STECF) which has reviewed the working group's report.