Barents Sea cod fishery facing steep quota cut, Russia considering pollock quota cut

Published 2024년 6월 24일

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The Norway Institute of Marine Research has recommended a 31% decrease in the cod quota for the Barents Sea in 2025, bringing it down to 311,587 metric tons. This is due to poor recruitment in the cod stock, with the classes of 2019 and 2020 being particularly weak. This recommendation is part of an ongoing trend of annual 20% quota cuts, with the goal of maintaining a cautious spawning population. The Norwegian-Russian Joint Fishery Commission is responsible for this decision. Additionally, the Russian Federal Fisheries Agency is contemplating a potential quota cut for pollock in 2025, following proposals from various fishery associations.

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Two of the largest whitefish fisheries in the world are facing quota cuts in 2025. The Norway Institute of Marine Research announced a Norwegian-Russian joint research group concerning fish stocks in the Barents Sea has identified the need to decrease the quota available for Barents Sea cod. The Norwegian-Russian Joint Fishery Commission recommends that no more than 311,587 metric tons (MT) of cod be fished in the Barents Sea in 2025 – which would mark a cut of 31 percent. That proposed cut is just the latest in an ongoing trend, as Norway and Russia agreed to cut fishing by 20 percent in 2024 and set a quota of 453,427 MT. That cut was itself a decrease from the previous year and represented the third straight year of 20 percent cuts; the Barents Sea cod quota was 885,600 MT in 2021. The latest recommended quota of 311,587 MT is the lowest since 2003, according to Norway Institute of Marine Research researcher Bjarte Bogstad. “If the catches are equal to the advice, it will be ...

Source: Seafoodsource