Continued Uncertainties Regarding Norwegian-Russian Fisheries Negotiations The date for the negotiations in the Joint Norwegian–Russian Fisheries Commission about next year's cod quotas has not been determined. However, the parties have agreed to continue the talks, says the Norwegian Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries.
A Breakdown That Could Lead to an Ecological Disaster Comment: If anyone still wonders whether Norway is deeply involved in Russia's war against Ukraine, they should take a look at the threats against the Norwegian-Russian fisheries agreement. Add a US threat to the Norwegian Oil Fund, and a perfect storm is brewing around two of our most important resources.
Norway and Russia Decrease Cod Quotas By 25 Percent Next Year Norway and Russia have reached a fishery agreement for next year. "The cod quota for 2025 is the lowest it has been since 1991 and portrays the severity of the situation. The quota was strongly decreased because we want to stop the negative stock development," writes the Norwegian Fishery Ministry.
Marine Researcher on the Decline in the Cod Population: “Not One Sole Cause” The quotas for Northeast Arctic cod will likely not go lower than in 2025, but it will take a few years before there is a significant increase, says marine researcher Bjarte Bogstad in the Norwegian Institute of Marine Research. "We must have low quotas for a few years in order to have a chance at increasing the cod stock again."
Norwegian Fishers Experience Discrimination in Icelandic Capelin Fisheries Norwegian purse seine vessels must fish capelin in Icelandic waters using purse nets, whereas Iceland and other nationalities with whom they share the quota are allowed to trawl for capelin. Norwegian fishers also experience limitations to the areas in which they are allowed to fish and in the number of vessels allowed to fish at one and the same time.
Cod Quotas Shake the Svalbard Treaty Brexit and the allocation of cod quotas re-opened old wounds. Now, Norwegian authorities risk conflict with other states about the extent of the Svalbard Treaty, professors argue.
