Read more about the article New agreements for Atlanto-Scandian herring and blue whiting
Agreement has been reached on Atlanto-Scandian herring and blue whiting TACs for next year – but not on how to divide quotas between the coastal states

New agreements for Atlanto-Scandian herring and blue whiting

Norway, Russia, the EU, the Faroe Islands and Iceland have agreed on 2020 TACs for Atlanto-Scandian herring and blue whiting – but have yet to reach agreement on how quota…

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Read more about the article Good progress on herring
Pelagic vessel Venus has been fishing well on Atlanto-Scandian herring. Image: Brim

Good progress on herring

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‘There has been good fishing, but the herring have started heading eastwards now so we have to go further to find them,’ said Theodór Thórðarsson, skipper of Brim’s pelagic vessel…

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Read more about the article Higher temperatures – less Atlanto-Scandian herring
Higher sea temperatures mean lower recruitment of Atlanto-Scandian herring. Image: Erlend Astad Lorentzen/Havforskningsinstituttet

Higher temperatures – less Atlanto-Scandian herring

Warmer seas lead to less feed available for herring larvae, according to Reidar Torsen, a marine scientist at the Norwegian Institute of Marine Research, who states that since the turn…

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