The UK has come to an agreement with Norway and the European Union over how to divide up fish stocks in the North Sea next year. While fishing groups have welcomed the accord, catch-sector bosses say it does nothing to resolve issues around access to cod-rich Norwegian waters after bilateral talks in the spring between London and Oslo to agree reciprocal rights this year collapsed. Ministers say they “remain optimistic” a deal with Norway and the Faroe Islands for 2022 can be struck before Jan. 1. The announcement of a trilateral agreement between Britain, Brussels, and Norway on catch limits means that all three know what share—known as “total allowable catch”—of six jointly-managed fish stocks they can take from the North Sea in 2022. The UK government said the agreed catch levels will provide opportunities estimated to be worth around £190 million ($252 million) to the fishing industry, based on …
North Sea Fishing Limits Agreed With Norway and EU as UK Focus Turns to Access
December 11, 2021
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