Amplifying northern Barents Sea warming
Warmer water from the south, less cooling in the north and less ice combine to make life more difficult for Arctic marine species. ‘The changing environment has modified the Arctic…
Warmer water from the south, less cooling in the north and less ice combine to make life more difficult for Arctic marine species. ‘The changing environment has modified the Arctic…
Norway’s Institute of Marine Research has recommended that this year’s Barents Sea shrimp quota should not exceed 153,000 tonnes. This represents a 13,000 tonne incrase over the 2022 quota. Despite…
The first scallops harvested from Norwegian waters for around thirty years have been caught by pioneering scallop catcher Arctic Pearl. Arctic Pearl’s crew announced that they got the best present…
Despite the freeze in relations between Russia and much of the rest of the world since the invasion of Ukraine began earlier this year, there are aspects of international relations…
The 62,000 tonne quota advised for next year’s Barents Sea capelin season is disappointing, according to Audun Maråk, director of Norwegian fishing vessel operators’ federation Fiskebåt. ‘It seems as if…
The Norwegian authorities have stipulated that Russian fishing vessels calling in Norway will have access to only three ports, where checks will be carried out. The new regulations will come…
During this year's ecosystem survey in the Barents Sea, relatively large concentrations of group zero herring were recorded in the central part and west and north of Svalbard. According to…
The Norwegian Marine Research Institute has recommended a Barents Sea cod quota of up to 566,784 tonnes for 2023 – a 20% reduction on the 2022 figure and the lowest…
Norwegian fishing industry organisation Fiskebåt has expressed its concern over Russian military exercises that began at the weekend and which will continue into this week. The activity is within the…
Norway and the EU reached a political understanding in relation to the fisheries in the Northeast Arctic, in ICES subareas 1 and 2 – area which includes the waters around…