On Friday 17 March, the EU and Norway reached three bilateral agreements, including the setting of quotas in the Skagerrak and Kattegat, the exchange of quotas between the two parties and reciprocal access to waters for fishermen for the year 2023.
“The EU and Norway took major decisions to significantly limit the herring catches in the Skagerrak and the North Sea to protect the Western Baltic herring stock. However, the quota shares of the parties remain unchanged”, explains the...