EU and Norway's close agreement on cod quota in Svalbard waters that guarantees activity to the Spanish fleet

Published 2022년 4월 28일

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The Council of the European Union has agreed to a fishing quota for Arctic cod for the European Union, including a quota of 9,688 tonnes for Spain, which nearly halves the total EU quota of 19,636 tons. The agreement, which was reached after lengthy negotiations with Norway, allows for adequate planning for the EU fleet and ensures the fishing of the stock for all of 2022. The quota allocated to each member state, including Spain, is based on historical rights and the 1920 Paris Treaty.

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Spain will have a quota of 9,688 tons, almost half of the total European fleet MADRID, 28 Apr. (EUROPE PRESS) - Spain will have an Arctic cod catch quota of 9,688 tonnes by 2022, once the Council of the European Union has confirmed the political agreement reached on April 21 with Norway on fishing activity in the Svalbard archipelago and in waters of the Barent Sea, as reported by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in a statement. Specifically, the assigned quota for the Spanish fleet represents practically half (49.3%) of the 19,636 tons that correspond in total to the European Union. The agreement reached after 16 months of negotiations clears up uncertainties and allows adequate planning for the European Union fleet, since the provisional quota agreed in December of 4,500 tons expired the day after tomorrow, April 30. In this way, it was necessary for the EU to urgently adopt the Arctic cod quota in Svalbard and the International Waters of the International Council ...

Source: europapress