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 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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
The European Commission has adopted a proposal for fishing opportunities for 2021 in the Mediterranean and the Black Seas, claimed to be delivering on the political commitments made in the…
Iceland’s Minister of Fisheries Kristján Thór Júlíusson has signed off legislation that sets quotas for the 2020-21 quota year, with cod quotas down and haddock quotas up. The Minister has…
An agreement between the Faroe Islands and Norway will allow Norwegian fishing vessels to tale 2500 tonnes of ling and blue ling, 2000 tonnes of tusk and 800 tonnes of…