Plan to reduce the minimum conservation size of cod

27.11.2014

Question for written answer P-009806-14
to the Commission
Rule 130
Marek Józef Gróbarczyk (ECR)

Can the Commission confirm its intention under the common fisheries policy to reduce the minimum conservation length of cod from 38cm to 35cm, and thereby to bring about a situation in which cod is used for industrial purposes (industrial fishing) rather than for human consumption?