EU Fisheries Ministers Agree 2026 Fishing Quotas, With No Mackerel Deal
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CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins87% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 87%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or betterEuropean Commission (DG MARE) news of 13 December 2025: 'Today, EU fisheries ministers agreed fishing opportunities for 2026 for the Atlantic and North Sea, Mediterranean and Black Sea.'[1]
EU fisheries ministers set 2026 catch limits for the Atlantic, North Sea, Mediterranean and Black Sea, raising anchovy and Norway lobster but cutting sole in the Skagerrak-Kattegat by 44%, while mackerel was left without an agreed total catch.
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