12 Feb 2019 --- Lobby groups are calling for an end to overfishing in the North East Atlantic following the publication of an overfishing league table listing the worst offending EU countries. This is part of a new report uncovering the member states most responsible for setting fishing quotas above scientific advice. Sweden tops this year’s table, the UK comes in second place, followed by Ireland, Denmark and Germany, respectively. The report states that member states will be fishing 312,000 tons above scientific advice for Northeast Atlantic fish stocks in 2019 – and the situation could get worse after Brexit as the UK will be able to set fishing quotas outside of the EU framework, the report’s author warns.