Norway has held a fisheries agreement with the United Kingdom for the next year. The agreement includes mutual access to each other’s waters and the exchange of fishing quotas for 2023. This was stated by the Ministry of Trade and Fisheries in its press release.

Demand

– I am very satisfied that an agreement with Great Britain is in place, it gives predictions to Norwegian fishermen, said Minister of Fisheries and Maritime Affairs Bjørnar Skjæran in the message. He added:

– The negotiations took place in a good tone, were effective and demonstrated that our relations with the United Kingdom are close and good.

According to what Fiskeribladet learned, an agreement between Norway and Great Britain was difficult to reach.

In the press release, mackerel access or zones related to mackerel fishing are not stated.

– Negotiations on mackerel are going their own way, and the Ministry of Trade and Fisheries will provide more information when negotiations are completed, said acting communications manager Hanne Skodje at the Ministry of Trade and Fisheries in an email to Fiskeribladet.

Continuation

The Ministry of Commerce and Fisheries pointed out that Norway and the UK have agreed on mutual access to demersal fishing in each other’s waters. The agreement is a continuation of this year’s agreement and is designed to give the parties access to fish of up to 30,000 tonnes in the other party’s zone in the North Sea by 2023.

It was also agreed that Norwegian vessels could catch up to 20,000 tonnes of their quota of North Sea herring in the British zone, while British vessels could catch up to 20,000 tonnes of their quota of nvg herring in the Norwegian zone. The parties have agreed to exchange limited quotas to protect traditional Norwegian fishing in the British zone further west of the North Sea.

– A good solution for both parties

– For the whitefish fleet, there is now a good solution for both sides, said Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Bjørnar Skjæran and added that in the pelagic sector, Norway also gets better access to catch North Sea herring than this year.

There will be more information about the agreement when the final version is available, the ministry said.