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Norway and Russia Have Agreed on Date for Fisheries Negotiations
After much uncertainty, this year's fisheries negotiations between Norway and Russia will now be held digitally at the start of December.
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Norway and Russia have agreed to hold this year's fisheries negotiations digitally between the 8th and 12th December.
As HNN has previously reported, there has been much uncertainty surrounding this year's fisheries negotiations. The negotiations, in which the parties set quotas for stocks such as cod in the Barents Sea, usually take place in October every year.
"Emphasizes the significance"
The Norwegian Minister of Fisheries and the Ocean Policy, Marianne Sivertsen Næss, emphasizes that this year's process has been more demanding than previous years, partly due to the security situation and the listing of two Russian fishing companies.
"At the same time, both parties have emphasized the importance of fisheries cooperation," says Næss in a press release.
"For almost 50 years, Norwegian-Russian fisheries cooperation has ensured sustainable and predictable management of stocks in the Barents Sea, to the benefit of Norwegian, Russian, and other countries' fishermen. It is in everyone's interest that this cooperation continues, even in challenging times. Therefore, our clear goal is to get an agreement in place this year as well," she adds.
