The European Union took part in the fourth round of international negotiations in Reykjavik, Iceland, 15-18 March (see EUROPE 11681), to seek binding measures to prevent unregulated fisheries in the Arctic high seas.
The European Commission believes agreement to be close at hand. Fisheries Commissioner Karmenu Vella said he was “encouraged by the commitment of all parties to take measures to prevent unregulated commercial fishing in the high seas area of the central Arctic Ocean. A final...