Press Release: Fisheries: Commission decides on deductions of fishing quotas for 2012

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Series Details IP/12/874 (01.8.12)
Publication Date 01/08/2012
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The European Commission announced on the 1 August 2012 deductions from 2012 fishing quotas of those Member States that had exceeded their quotas in 2011. Through deductions the Commission can immediately address the damage done to the stocks overfished in the previous year and ensure a sustainable use by all Member States of a common fishing resource.

This year, for the first time, deductions were increased by 50% for Member States that had repeatedly (in 2009, 2010 and 2011) overfished the same stock.

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Related Links
EurActiv, 2.8.12: EU punishes over-fishing with deeper quota cuts http://www.euractiv.com/climate-environment/eu-punishes-fishing-deeper-quota-news-514216
European Commission: DG Maritime Affairs and Fisheries: Fisheries: CFP: Fishing rules: TACs and quotas http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/cfp/fishing_rules/tacs/index_en.htm
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