EU INTERNATIONAL FISHING ROUND UP – GUINEA BISSAU FISHING DEAL ETC
October 1st, 2006
BY KEITH NUTHALL
A FISHING access deal allowing European Union (EU) fishermen to exploit Guinea-Bissau's Atlantic fish stocks until June next year has been approved by the EU Council of Ministers. The agreement was negotiated to run from this June, and includes fishing rights for:
*Shrimps: Italy boats of up to 1,776 gross registered tonnes (GRT), Spain to 1,421 GRT, Portugal 1,066 GRT, and Greece 137 GRT;
*Finfish and cephalopods: Spain 3,143 GRT, Italy 786 GRT, and Greece 471 GRT;
*Tuna seiners: Spain 20, France 19, and Italy 1; and
*Surface longliners and ...
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