Commission Proposes 2008 Fishing ... - European Commission - Fisheries - Nightlife
Around 10 trawlers fish for small pelagic species in the 12-mile coastal zone. Better knowledge and increased data may in future years lead to proposals for further TACs for other Black Sea fish stocks. Other catches include anchovies, whiting, Black Sea shad (herring type), Black Sea turbot, mullets and Atlantic bonito. Other small scale fishery targets bluefish, Black Sea turbot, common spiny and Atlantic bonito. Rapana venosa (8,200 tonnes in 2005) is a large sea snail which is hand picked from the seabed by divers. The Commission proposes for 2008 a Total Allowable Catch (TAC) of 90 tonnes for turbot, and a TAC of 15,000 tonnes for sprat, the two main commercial stocks targeted by the Bulgarian and Romanian fleets. The minimum mesh size is transitional, and will be increased to 200 mm after a period to allow the Bulgarian fleet to adapt. The proposal also sets out technical measures for the turbot fishery, specifically a minimum mesh size of 180 mm and a minimum landing size of 45 cm. These measures harmonise the existing provisions which prevailed in Bulgaria and Romania prior to accession. To this end, the Commission is promoting an international conference bringing together all the Black Sea countries to discuss regional fisheries cooperation to be held in Turkey in early 2008. Turkey is the major fisheries actor in the Black Sea region, and its fleet currently accounts for approximately 85% of commercial catches. While the sprat stock in the Black Sea is in a very good state, turbot have been under heavy fishing pressure for a while, and the TAC has been set at a low level in order to allow the stock to recover.
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