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European member states have reached a final agreement on fishing opportunities for 2025, which is good news for fishermen of species such as flatfish, sole and monkfish, although concerns remain about pelagic fish. Every December, the European Union (EU) sets fishing quotas, which stipulate the amount of fish that member states can catch in European waters in the coming year. For 2025, the EU has agreed on these quotas, which include separate agreements with third countries (non-EU countries) on fishing access and shared water rights. . The main species in the Dutch fishing industry include flounder, herring and mackerel. Some fish stocks are very healthy and fishing limits will be increased next year, especially for flounder, plaice and monkfish. Quotas for certain other species, such as mackerel and herring, are being reduced due to growing concerns about the sustainability of pelagic stocks, and in the case of eels, the fishing moratorium remains the same as this year. On December 6, the EU and the UK reached an agreement on shared fish stocks, including flounder. For Dutch fishermen, this means a single quota for 2025 that is 172% higher than in 2024.

The National Plant Protection Organization, part of the Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority NVWA, officially confirmed the presence of the blueberry stem gall wasp in the Netherlands this fall. Based on previous research from Canada and experiences in the United Kingdom, the NVWA assumes that no measures are needed to combat this wasp.

Global apple production could reach 83.9 million tons in the current 2024/25 campaign, according to USDA.