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

Frozen Cod

Norway

Spain

Published Apr 29, 2022

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Spain will have a quota of 9,688 tons, almost half of the total European fleet MADRID, 28 Apr. (EUROPA PRESS) - Spain will have an Arctic cod catch quota of 9,688 tons for 2022, once the Council of the European Union has confirmed the political agreement reached on April 21 with Norway on fishing activity in the archipelago of Svalbard and in international 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 for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) subarea 1 and division 2b until December 31, and thus replace the provisional quota.

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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