Bulgaria maintains its catch quotas in the Black Sea

The Council of the European Union has set fishing opportunities in the Black Sea and the Mediterranean for 2022. Bulgaria retains its quotas for turbot and sprat. The current distribution envisages for Bulgaria a share of 8032 tons of sprat, and the catch of turbot is 75 tons. This was decided at the meeting of the EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council, which will be held on December 12 and 13 in Brussels, Monitor has learned. We remind you that until 2017, no quotas were negotiated between the Black Sea countries, and since 2008 the EU has set quotas for turbot and sprat, which apply only to the Community. Two years ago, turbot quotas for Bulgaria and Romania were increased to 150 tonnes in total. Until then, the two countries had authorized catches of 57 tons or 32% less. "The fishing opportunities for our country defined in the regulation are based on the adopted regional measures and commitments within the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean," said Deputy ...