EC Lowers Bulgaria Turbot Fishing Quota

Bulgaria's fishermen catch only 10% of all turbot in the Black Sea. Photo by BGNES

The allowed fishing of turbot in the Black Sea for Bulgaria was lowered by 2 tons by the European Commission.

The 2010 quota will be 48 tons, down from the currently allowed 50 tons (100 for Bulgaria and Romania together), but this is still much more lenient than the previous EC proposal for a reduction of 24% or 12 tons per country.

The information was reported Saturday by the Bulgarian Agriculture Minister, Miroslav Naydenov, upon conclusion of the EC Council on Agriculture and Fisheries in Brussels.

The EC statistics show that the annual turbot catch in the Black Sea for all countries is only between 400 and 1 000 tons with Bulgaria and Romania having 10% of it while Turkey's share reaches 70%.

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