The EU-Norway agreement is traditionally confirmed in December in Brussels by the EU fishing and agriculture ministries that, at the same time, set the TACs for all the other stocks in the North East Atlantic waters of the common market. A tradeoff worth millions is on their agenda: they need to decide how much cod and other species they can take out of each others’ waters during the following year, limits technically called Total Allowed Catches (TACs). The EU and Norway are preparing for their annual round of negotiations (technically "consultations"), scheduled for the end of November. This target, set by the EU in its Common Fishery Policy, and agreed to by Norway and the EU globally through the International Convention on Biological Diversity, is far from being met. Now it's up to the EU and its main fishing partner, Norway, to seize their last chance to comply with their commitment to end overfishing by 2020. Scientists have just launched their latest warning: cod, a favorite species in high demand by seafood lovers, should spend much more time at sea than it spends in restaurants to avoid collapsing. The conflict between the urge to relentlessly plunder the sea for instant profits and the need to conserve fish as a healthy food source and a diverse ecosystem for future generations is coming to a head off the coast of northern Europe.
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