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Overfishing: the Battle over Mackerel Quotas Is Relaunched in Europe

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A pillar of the French fishery, the species was classified in danger at the end of 2025, prompting Europe to review the quotas allocated to fishermen in its Member States, but the lack of consultation with four third countries is beginning to cause teeth to grow. The Commission is expected to review its position by 30 March.
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Brussels (Belgium), 24 March 2026 (AFP) – The European Union could authorise next Monday more mackerel fishing quotas in 2026 than it had expected so far, learned the AFP from European sources, despite the threats to the species. The mackerel of the North Atlantic is one of the most sensitive issues in the fisheries negotiations: the [...] The article Mackerels: the EU is ready to allow more fishing, despite the threats to the species appeared f…

A pillar of the French fishery, the species was classified in danger at the end of 2025, prompting Europe to review the quotas allocated to fishermen in its Member States, but the lack of consultation with four third countries is beginning to cause teeth to grow. The Commission is expected to review its position by 30 March.

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La Croix broke the news in on Monday, March 23, 2026.
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