Conservationists have condemned the UK’s failure to back a plan to fish mackerel sustainably in the north-east Atlantic to protect stocks as “pitiful”. The European Union proposed setting quotas for ...

The UK and most other members of the North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission voted against the plan for mackerel (Alamy/PA) Conservationists have condemned the UK’s failure to back a plan to fish ...

The EU had proposed setting quotas in line with scientific advice, which had called for a 77% cut on current fishing levels. The UK and most other members of the North-East Atlantic Fisheries ...

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