Agreed Norwegian-Russian fisheries agreement for 2022
Norway and Russia have agreed a 2022 fisheries agreement through digital negotiations. It is the most important and largest bilateral fisheries agreement that Norway has.
The agreement provides both the Norwegian and Russian fisheries sectors with good conditions for sustainable and profitable fishing
- The agreement we concluded with Russia today provides both Norwegian and Russian fisheries with good conditions for sustainable and profitable fishing in 2022, says Minister of Fisheries and Maritime Affairs Bjørnar Skjæran (work).
- Norway and Russia agree that we must have long-term and sustainable management to take care of the world's largest cod stock and other species in the Barents Sea. The most important herds in the far north are slightly diminishing. However, thanks to good cooperation over many years, Norway and Russia have reached an agreement that is biologically sustainable, says Minister of Fisheries and Maritime Affairs Skjæran.
The total cod quota is allocated between Norway, Russia and third countries
The cod stock is still at a high historical level and the total quota for cod in the Northeast Arctic for 2022 is set at 708 tonnes.
The total cod quota is distributed among Norway, Russia and third countries according to the same pattern as in previous years. The Norwegian quota for 2022 will amount to 321.605 tonnes.
Additional transfer access for the unused cod quota has been agreed for the period 2021-2022. As a result, one-time transfer access has been increased from 10 percent. up to 15 percent The reason for this is the challenges the coronavirus pandemic has created for the fishing industry. The Fisheries Directorate will present a proposal to tackle this problem in national legislation at the regulatory meeting on 9 and 10 November. The Ministry of Trade and Industry will make the final decision on this matter.
The agreement also includes technical provisions on fishing practice, control measures and research cooperation for 2022
The Fisheries Agreement also contains technical provisions on fishing practice, control measures and research cooperation. There is long-term and comprehensive research cooperation between Norway and Russia regarding living marine resources and the Barents Sea ecosystem. Now the parties have agreed on a joint Norwegian-Russian research program for 2022.
Agreed Norwegian-Russian agreement. The parties also agree to start work on a management plan for shrimp.
The parties also discussed the EU's criticism of joint management of Norwegian-Russian cod. Therefore, the protocol emphasizes that the Norwegian-Russian administration gave very good results. This serves the interests of not only the Norwegian and Russian fishing industries, but also favors other countries' fishing vessels through agreements with Norway and Russia. This also applies to fishing vessels from many EU Member States.
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Source: Government website
