Russia and Norway agreed capelin fishery will be closed in 2021

Over the course of five days, Russia and Norway coordinated the volumes of catch of cod, haddock, black halibut, sea bass and capelin and their distribution to national quotas. As a result of the meetings of the session of the mixed Russian-Norwegian Fisheries Commission, decisions were made on the volume of fishing in 2021. Thus, the Russian quota for the special fishery of beak perch in the Barents and Norwegian Seas increased by 1.8 tons and amounted to 13.9 tons. The Russian quota for cod was more than 385 thousand tons. This is 63.3 thousand tons more than this year. The volume of haddock allowed for catch by Russian fishermen is over 104.3 thousand tons. The quota for black halibut remained unchanged - 12.2 thousand tons. The volume of seabass allotted by Norway for by-catch to domestic vessels in the NEZ has grown by 200 tonnes compared to the current year and amounts to 2,200 tonnes. in the Norwegian economic zone. But Russia has also increased the volume of northern ...