date:Dec 21, 2012
l and Irish Sea actually increase while the scale of cutbacks proposed by the European Commission for others has been whittled down.
Plans to reduce further the limited number of fishing days at sea - part of continuing stock conservation measures - was also resisted by EU ministers.
But the key issue of cod catch levels next year remained unresolved, pending EU fish talks with Norway in January.
That means the threat of a 20% reduction in cod quotas for 2013 is still on the table.
Mr Benyon