EU calls out Norway and Russia on Arctic cod
The European Union has expressed its serious concerns that Norway and Russia, without seeking to co-operate with any of the other relevant stakeholders, are taking decisions that are leading to…
Quota system seen as threat to democracy
A poll carried out by market research company MMR on behalf of Alda, the Association for Sustainable Democracy in Iceland, has determined that only 14% of Icelanders are satisfied with…
Minister announces Canada’s 2021 Atlantic mackerel quota
Canada’s Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Bernadette Jordan has announced a 4000-tonne TAC for the commercial Atlantic mackerel fishery in Atlantic Canada and Quebec, a 50%…
Norway’s Minister of Fisheries and Seafood Odd Emil Ingebrigtsen
Norway strikes fisheries deals with EU and UK
Norway, the EU and the United Kingdom have today entered into an agreement on joint management of the stocks in the North Sea. In addition, Norway and the EU have…
The NFFO advises that extra quota should go where it’s needed, not to a lucky few
Extra quota should go where it’s needed
The NFFO argues that additional quota secured by the UK under the terms of the agreement with the EU should be used primarily to address cases where acute quota shortages…
Faroes strike fisheries agreements with Russia and Greenland
The Faroe Islands have signed fisheries agreements for 2021 with Russia and with Greenland. In Russian waters, the Faroese groundfish fleet’s cod allocation rises from 15,690 tonnes this year to…
The fisheries agreement between the Faroe Islands and Iceland has been extended for another year
Faroe Islands and Iceland renew fisheries treaty for 2021
Faroese Fisheries Minister Jacob Vestergaard and his Icelandic counterpart Kristján Thór Júlíusson have agreed terms for 2021 reciprocal fisheries access for blue whiting and Atlanto-Scandian herring. ‘The fisheries treaty between…
The Institute of Marine Research has advised a larger 2021 king crab quota. Image: Erling Svensen/Havforskingsinstituttet
King crab quota increase recommended
Scientists at Norway’s Institute of Marine Research have recommended an increase in the 2021 king crab quota to 1780 tonnes from this year’s 1530 tonne quota. Outside the quota-regulated area,…
2021 TACs for blue whiting and Atlanto-Scandian herring are on the lines recommended by ICES
North Atlantic pelagic TACs in line with ICES advice
North Atlantic coastal states have set TACs for Atlanto-Scandian herring and blue whiting in line with the recommended scientific advice. A first round of consultations has also been held on…
Assistant ministerial advisor and head of delegation Morten Berg signed the agreement on the Norwegian side. Image: Ministry of Trade and Industry.
Norway and Russia agree 2021 quotas
Norway and Russia have reached an agreement for 2021 which provides grounds for optimism in the fishing industry, according to Norway’s Minister of Fisheries and Seafood Odd Emil Ingebrigtsen. ‘I…