date:Jun 14, 2012
Government ministers meeting in Luxembourg yesterday (June 12) agreed in principle to end the practice. But that agreement must be ratified by the European Parliament and the Commission.
Ministers have agreed to ban discards of mackerel and herring before 2014.
A phased ban on discards of cod, haddock, plaice and sole will be implemented before 2018.
They also agreed that EU regions should be given more control over fisheries policy.
A major step
The Department for Environment, Food and Rur