Polish Illegal Salmon Fishing: Reduced Quota for 2014
CCB • December 3, 2013
Documented illegal salmon fishing occurs in Poland and the European Commission have now decided to reduce their quota for 2014.
As reported by the European Commission on November 29th, 2013, A Commission Regulation providing for a reduction of the annual salmon quota allocated to Poland was issued to recover salmon quota overfished by Polish fishermen in 2012.
Related documents:
Commission Regulation
providing for deduction from salmon fishing quota allocated to Poland in 2013 and subsequent years in ICES subdivisions 22-31 on account of overfishing.
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