Brussels, 25/01/2013 (Agence Europe) - An international agreement was reached on 23 January between the European Commission on behalf of the European Union, Iceland, Norway and the Russian Federation on fishing opportunities for Atlanto-Scandian (Norwegian spring-spawning) herring stock in the north-east Atlantic. The Faroe Islands, however, refused to sign the agreement, which sparked an angry response from Scottish Fisheries Secretary Richard Lochhead, who called on the EU to penalise the...