Brussels, 27/08/2010 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 26 August, Iceland, following the Faroe Islands the previous day (see EUROPE 10201 and 10200), rejected EU claims that it was overfishing mackerel. Icelandic Fisheries Minister Jon Bjarnason said that “we are fishing mackerel that comes up to the coast in great quantity … and according to international laws, we as a coastal country may fish in our jurisdiction”.
In 1999, Iceland, the Faroe Isles, the EU and Norway signed an agreement...