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Published online 26 October 2006 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news061023-13
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Europe aims to stop horse-trading over fish
Commission's proposals seek to avoid last-minute quota decisions
Last-minute wrangling over European fishing quotas could be curbed by a science-based procedure proposed by the European Commission.
Until now, yearly European fishing quotas have been set in last-minute, secret, all-night negotiations heavily influenced by lobbying and bargaining.
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