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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12775

25 August 2021
SECTORAL POLICIES / Fisheries
EU slams Norway and Russia over Arctic cod decisions
Brussels, 24/08/2021 (Agence Europe)

The European Union is very concerned that Norway and Russia, “without seeking to cooperate with any of the other relevant stakeholders, are taking decisions that are leading to an unsustainable fishing of the stock” of Arctic cod, according to a statement issued on Monday 23 August by the European Commission(see EUROPE B12761A9).

Scientists warn that there is less and less cod in the Barents Sea, the sea around the North of Norway and around the archipelago of Svalbard.

The 2021...

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