
Conservationists have called for action to tackle collapsing fish stocks in the North Sea as scientists advise there should be “zero” fishing of cod next year.
The latest advice from the International Council for Exploration of the Sea (Ices) recommends “zero catch” quotas be set in 2026 for all cod stocks in the “Northern shelf” – an area covering the English Channel, North Sea up to Norway and the west of Scotland.