EU/INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATION ROUND UP – EU STRIKES FISHING DEAL WITH MOZAMBIQUE
January 1st, 2007
BY KEITH NUTHALLEUROPEAN Union (EU) fishermen will be able to harvest 10,000 tonnes of tuna and related species from Mozambique Indian Ocean waters from this year to 2012, under a new agreement negotiated by the European Commission. This new fisheries partnership agreement, replaces an agreement spanning 2004-6, assuming it is rubber stamped by EU ministers. Under its terms, the EU will pay Euro 900,000 annually, with licence fees from EU vessels expected to generate more than Euro 300,000 for the southern Africa country's government. The new protocol allows ...
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