Catches of undersized plaice in the Netherlands, more than 26,000 kg of fish seized

The Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) confiscated over 26,000 kilograms of undersized plaice. The fish were intercepted from 19 cutters flying the Dutch, British and German flags. Controls in the city of Urk The inspectors carried out an inspection in the city of Urk and sampled the catch from 21 fishing boats. Inspectors found that most cutters were delivering large amounts of undersized plaice. For this fish, the minimum length is 27 cm. Taking over more than 26,000 kg of undersized plaice In order to determine how much undersized plaice had been landed, inspectors carried out thorough checks on the catch over the course of a few days. In the end, it turned out that 19 cutters were delivering large amounts of undersized fish. Depending on the cutter, undersized fish accounted for 4 to 25% of the total catch, totaling 26,669 kg. Source: https://www.nvwa.nl/nieuws-en-media/nieuws/2021/09/16/nvwa-neemt-ruim-26-ton-ondermaatse-schol-in-beslag The FoodFakty team ...