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…
Re-evaluating Norway’s capelin fishery management
The Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries aims to review the way the Barents Sea capelin fishery is managed, and this move has been welcomed by industry associations. The Ministry of Trade,…
Climate policy set to destroy fishing
Norwegian vessel operators’ federation Fiskebåt has criticised government plans to apply tax measures more vigorously to the fishing fleet – at a time when there are no real fuel alternatives…
Federation questions capelin fishery applications
With a record number of applications from fishing vessel operators to participate in the Barents Sea capelin fishery, Norwegian vessel owners’ federation Fiskebåt is raising questions about the suitability of…
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…
Fiskebåt slams Goliat wind power plans
Norwegian fishing industry body Fiskebåt has criticised proposals for wind farm development on the Goliat field off western Finnmark. In a letter to the Ministry, Fiskebåt departmental head Espen Jacobsen…
Dramatic cod quota reduction
The Norwegian-Russian Barents Sea research group has recommended that the cod quota be reduced by 20% next year. ‘This is dramatic for the whitefish sector,’ said Audun Maråk, director of…
Never seen so much capelin
Fishermen in northern Norway are reporting sightings of exceptional volumes of capelin along the entire coast from Lofoten to Vardø. Kristian Kransvik, skipper of Knut Olav, said that these are…
Christian Strand Halstensen is new Fiskebåt chairman
Christian Strand Halstensen from Bekkjarvik has been elected as the new chairman of Norwegian fishing vessel operators’ federation Fiskebåt. ‘The fishing sector faces many major challenges. It will be important to…
Disappointing advice on Barents Sea capelin
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…