The European Commission and Norway reached, on Friday 8 November, an agreement on a number of fisheries-related issues, including a quota of Svalbard cod to the EU at the level of 2,8274% of the total allowable catch (TAC) for the next and following years.
This will allow EU vessels to fish the quota (9,217 tonnes in 2025) in both Svalbard and international waters (see EUROPE B13277A33).
The agreement is an outcome of the newly-established High-Level Dialogue at the initiative of President...