date:Dec 24, 2012
heries Policy (CFP). The bill will now go to the full parliament for a vote in February 2013. On the high profile issue of discards, the committee emphasized the need to help fishermen avoid unwanted by-catch through mechanisms like financing special fishing gear and introduced new rules around discard limits.
The committee also dismissed plans for Transferable Fisheries Concessions (TFCs), although member states may introduce a system of temporary transfers within their own zones. Member state