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After an 11-year moratorium, the Portuguese are now allowed to fish for cod (bacalhau) again, a staple of their national cuisine, off the Canadian coast. These waters, managed by the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (NAFO), were reopened this past September for cod and redfish, explains the Portuguese paper Público, adding that the total EU catch quota for 2010 comes to 3,136 metric tons, roughly a third of which is pegged for Portugal. The current negotiations in Brussels concerning 2010 quotas are aimed at curbing overfishing, which, according to the European Commission, is taking a toll on 80% of aquatic species. Hence the Commission’s efforts to shrink global production by 25%, notes La Stampa, with peaks of up to 90% for species like dogfish. As a result, adds the Turin-based Italian daily, consumers will have to dig a little deeper in their pockets if they want fish for dinner.
