Norway and Russia strike 2025 fisheries agreement
Against a challenging backdrop of reduced quotas for a key stocks, Norway and Russia have agreed on a Barents Sea fisheries agreement for 2025. ‘It’s good that we have a…
Zero TAC outlook for Barents Sea capelin season
For the first time since 2021, scientists are recommending a zero quota for the Barents Sea capelin fishery. The joint Norwegian-Russian ecosystem survey in the Barents Sea provides key data…
Proposals for Barents Sea shrimp harvesting rules
There is currently no total quota or common management plan for shrimp in the Barents Sea. The Norwegian-Russian Fisheries Commission has requested advice on a management plan for the shrimp population…
Quality takes priority
Factory trawler Emeraude has switched the mesh size in the codends of its gear for a size well in excess of the minimum required, seeking to minimise catches of small…
100-tow Barents Sea trip
Síldarvinnslan’s factory trawler Blængur is alongside in Neskaupstaður after a 40-day trip for a green weight catch of 928 tonnes and a catch value of ISK413 million. Of the 40…
Barents Sea capelin processed in Iceland
Hopes of a capelin fishery in Icelandic waters are fading fast. Usually there’s heavy fishing south of Iceland at this time of year, but so far not enough has been…
Are Russian trawlers targeting small fish?
Norwegian vessel operators’ federation Fiskebåt is concerned that Russian vessels are fishing for small fish in the Russian zone of the Barents Sea – which would constitute a serious violation…
Reduced Barents Sea shrimp quota recommended
Norway’s Institute of Marine Research has recommended that this year the Barents Sea shrimp catch should no texceed 143,000 tonnes. This represents a 10,000 reduction over the 2023 quota recommendation,…
Institute advises snow crab quota increase
Researchers Norway’s Institute of Marine Research have advised a hefty increase of 2500 tonnes to the snow crab quota, with quota advice of 10,300 tonnes. The quota for this year…
Faroe Islands and Russia strike 2024 fisheries agreement
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…