An agreement reached between the Faroe Islands and Russia will see some quotas on both sides reduced in 2024.
The Faroese fleet’s quota for cod in the Russian zone of the Barents Sea is reduced by 20% and haddock by 18%, while Russia’s quotas for Atlanto-Scandian herring in Faroese waters is cut by 23.7% too 6485 tonnes and mackerel by 5.5% to 12,291 tonnes – in line with ICES advice for these species, and Russia’s blue whiting allocation in the Faroese zone is increased by 3000 tonnes to 75,000 tonnes.
The Russian fleet can also take 55,618 tonnes of its blue whiting quota in international waters inside the Faroese EEZ, but are excluded from the grey zone between the Faroese and the UK EEZs.
The agreement allows Faroese trawlers access to 9766 tonnes of cod and 1047 tonnes of haddock in the Russian Barents Sea area under next year’s reduced quotas, while their quotas for 900 tonnes of flatfish and 4000 tonnes of shrimp remain unchanged.
