FILE - A boat thought to carry migrants is escorted by a vessel from the French Gendarmerie Nationale in the English Channel off Wimereux beach, France, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Nicolas ...

Brussels set fishing quotas for how much could be caught in each specific area. For example, in 2012, EU member France had a quota of 1,444 metric tons of cod in the eastern English Channel ...