Agreement on 2025 fishing opportunities reached between UK, EU and Norway

Published 2024년 12월 9일

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A trilateral agreement between the UK, EU, and Norway has been reached for fishing opportunities in the North Sea until 2025. The Total Allowable Catches (TACs) for six shared stocks have been set following the Maximum Sustainable Yield (MSY) approach. The agreement is projected to be worth over £200 million to Scotland. The catch limit for Northern Shelf cod has also been agreed, aiming to reduce fishing pressure and increase the spawning stock biomass. Parties will continue discussions on managing saithe, cod, and herring, and monitoring, control, and surveillance. Further bilateral consultations with coastal state partners are ongoing, and quotas will be allocated in the new year.

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Agreement on 2025 fishing opportunities reached between UK, EU and Norway. The UK-EU-Norway trilateral negotiations to set Total Allowable Catches (TACs) for six shared North Sea stocks have now concluded. The agreement sees TACs for all six of the jointly managed stocks set at levels consistent with the Maximum Sustainable Yield (MSY) approach. The resulting quotas are worth an estimated value of more than £200 million to Scotland. Parties also discussed a number of areas of joint working, which will continue with further close cooperation during 2025. The catch limit for Northern Shelf cod has been agreed at a level reflecting the headline advice for the southern sub-stock, and MSY scenarios for the two northern sub-stocks. This will reduce fishing pressure. It is forecast to result in increases in the spawning stock biomass of all three sub-stocks, whilst not disproportionately impacting those vessels fishing the relatively healthy northern sub-stocks. 2025 TACs for the stocks ...

Source: Fish Focus