Fisheries : Three-way talks on Baltic Sea management plan fail

The differences of point of view between the two institutions led, on 24 June, to the suspension of the three-way talks on the Baltic Sea management plan. The Council considers that the maximum sustainable yield (MSY, the maximum level of fishing that allows stocks to renew) should continue to be a goal. This interpretation would mean that “floating” total allowable catches (TACs, above or below the threshold) could be set. Conversely, the EP takes the view that the MSY is…