A reduction in its sole, ray and cod catch saw Belgium’s fishing fleet land around 8,500 metric tons (MT) of fisheries products worth less than EUR 28 million (USD 31.6 million) in the first five months of this year, representing decreases of 4 percent and 1 percent respectively, compared with the corresponding period of 2015.
Even a 248 percent increase in the fleet’s cuttlefish landings value were not enough to offset the overall value decrease, according to new figures published by the E…