Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development: Poland wants a derogation from the sprat fishing ban

Poland wants a derogation from the ban on sprat fishing so that this fish can be caught in April at a depth of more than 65 m, according to Monday's information from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. It was noted that sprats were the staple food of Ukrainian soldiers. Deputy Minister of Agriculture Jacek Czerniak met on Wednesday with the EU Commissioner for the Environment, Oceans and Fisheries, Virginijus Sinkevičius. The talks - as reported by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development - concerned the introduction of a derogation from the ban on sprat fishing. Current regulations limit catches of this fish to protect herring during the spawning season. "Poland expressed full support for the protection of herring in April, but noted that frozen sprat and canned fish from sprat were important high-protein food products that constituted the nutritional basis of Ukrainian soldiers," it said. It was noted that the Polish deputy minister presented a proposal ...