FISHERIES: COMMISSION PROPOSES LONG-TERM PLAN FOR PLAICE AND SOLE IN THE NORTH SEA

摘要

Balancing stocks and the economic viability of the fishing industry is the basic principle behind the new management plan for plaice and sole fisheries in the North Sea proposed by the European Commission on January 10. As with most conservation measures, it is a delicate balancing act between saving the North Sea ecosystem and the future of commercial fishing.