EC drops access rights proposals

Following strong pressure by the Dutch dominated Pelagic Freezer trawler Association (PFA), the European Commission has dropped its controversial proposals to grant access rights to former East Block and Soviet Union countries such as Poland and Latvia to the jack mackerel fishery in the South Pacific., reports Pieter Tesch.

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