date:Dec 24, 2012
Exploration of the Sea (ICES) recommended a mackerel total allowable catch (TAC) of 639,000 metric tons for the 2012 season, but after the coastal states failed to broker a deal, it was believed the combined North East Atlantic fleets would end up catching near to 900,000 metric tons.
In September, a vote in the European Parliament approved plans to make sanction measures available to the EU for use against states that pursue unsustainable fishing practices outside international agreements, su