On 8 March 2018, the European Commission proposed a multiannual plan for the western Mediterranean fisheries exploiting several stocks of fish and crustaceans living close to the sea bottom (i.e. ‘demersal fisheries’). Most of these stocks have long been overfished and are now in an alarming state.

via Multiannual plan for demersal fisheries in the western Mediterranean [EU Legislation in Progress] — European Parliamentary Research Service Blog