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THE European Commission have given more details of the new shared stock deal with Norway covering fisheries in the North Sea and elsewhere.
The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation have welcomed Norway’s agreement to continue in 2012 with the ‘catch quota’ scheme, which provides 12% extra cod on top of the agreed quota for those fishermen that participate in the initiative. However Norway is still refusing to sanction an extension of this scheme
In percentage terms for whitefish total allowable catches, North Sea cod is down 1% and saithe reduced by 15%. However, haddock, whiting and plaice will all increase by 15% for 2012. For pelagic fish, the herring quota has been doubled to 405,000 tonnes in line with scientific advice.
The European Commissionn said today that total allowable catches (TACs) and quotas for the shared stocks in the North Sea, Skagerrak and Kattegat have been set and the agreement on the exchange of reciprocal fishing possibilities in each others waters was also reached. The level of that exchange will be significantly higher for 2012, compared to 2011, they say.
The EU and Norway also agreed to introduce a discard ban and harmonised technical measures for the Skagerrak, with details to be finalised in 2012.
In tonnage terms, the TAC for North Sea cod was set at 26,475 tonnes and the additional 12% was allocated to continue the “fully documented fisheries trials.” The remaining North Sea TACs were set as follows: 39,166 tonnes for haddock, 79,320 tonnes for saithe, 17,056 tonnes for whiting, 84,410 tonnes for plaice, and 405,000 tonnes for herring.
The TAC for mackerel will be agreed following the negotiations with Iceland and the Faroe Islands amid continuing concern in Scotland that political factors may mean that Iceland is allowed to keep some if not all of its unilateral mackerel quota. The TAC for cod in Skagerrak was set at 3,783 tonnes, for haddock and whiting in Skagerrak and Kattegat – at 2,409 tonnes and 1,050 tonnes respectively, for plaice in Skagerrak – at 7,950 tonnes. The TACs for herring and sprat in the Skagerrak and Kattegat were set at 45,000 tonnes and 52,000 tonnes, respectively
Iain MacSween, the chief executive of the Scottish Fishermen’s Organisation, said today that it was a question of again having to live with the quotas which had been set. This was against a background where prices had been “relatively good” in the circumstances this year.
He added that while the catching sector’s main concern was once mainly related to quota levels, the whole issue of the level of effort that could be put into fisheries was now also “critical.”
The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation have welcomed Norway’s agreement to continue in 2012 with the ‘catch quota’ scheme, which provides 12% extra cod on top of the agreed quota for those fishermen that participate in the initiative. However Norway is still refusing to sanction an extension of this scheme
In percentage terms for whitefish total allowable catches, North Sea cod is down 1% and saithe reduced by 15%. However, haddock, whiting and plaice will all increase by 15% for 2012. For pelagic fish, the herring quota has been doubled to 405,000 tonnes in line with scientific advice.
The European Commissionn said today that total allowable catches (TACs) and quotas for the shared stocks in the North Sea, Skagerrak and Kattegat have been set and the agreement on the exchange of reciprocal fishing possibilities in each others waters was also reached. The level of that exchange will be significantly higher for 2012, compared to 2011, they say.
The EU and Norway also agreed to introduce a discard ban and harmonised technical measures for the Skagerrak, with details to be finalised in 2012.
In tonnage terms, the TAC for North Sea cod was set at 26,475 tonnes and the additional 12% was allocated to continue the “fully documented fisheries trials.” The remaining North Sea TACs were set as follows: 39,166 tonnes for haddock, 79,320 tonnes for saithe, 17,056 tonnes for whiting, 84,410 tonnes for plaice, and 405,000 tonnes for herring.
The TAC for mackerel will be agreed following the negotiations with Iceland and the Faroe Islands amid continuing concern in Scotland that political factors may mean that Iceland is allowed to keep some if not all of its unilateral mackerel quota. The TAC for cod in Skagerrak was set at 3,783 tonnes, for haddock and whiting in Skagerrak and Kattegat – at 2,409 tonnes and 1,050 tonnes respectively, for plaice in Skagerrak – at 7,950 tonnes. The TACs for herring and sprat in the Skagerrak and Kattegat were set at 45,000 tonnes and 52,000 tonnes, respectively
Iain MacSween, the chief executive of the Scottish Fishermen’s Organisation, said today that it was a question of again having to live with the quotas which had been set. This was against a background where prices had been “relatively good” in the circumstances this year.
He added that while the catching sector’s main concern was once mainly related to quota levels, the whole issue of the level of effort that could be put into fisheries was now also “critical.”
