EU fisheries chief proposes ‘discarding’ quotas

THE EU fisheries chief, Joe Borg, has proposed scrapping fish quotas and instead telling vessels how many days they can spend fishing.

The radical change would help eliminate the hugely wasteful problem of discards as it would allow skippers to land all the fish they catch, he said.

Vessel owners could rent or sell their days at sea allowance, and this could help reduce the fleet, Mr Borg argues.