ICES recommends huge quota cuts to Northeast Atlantic mackerel, blue whiting

The International Council for the Exploration of the Seas (ICES) has recommended that massive reductions are made to next year’s quotas of pelagic species in the Northeast Atlantic, pointing to the long-term overfishing of certain key stocks.

Northeast Atlantic mackerel

The International Council for the Exploration of the Seas (ICES) has recommended that massive reductions are made to next year’s quotas of pelagic species in the Northeast Atlantic, pointing to the long-term overfishing of certain key stocks.