Norway and the EU agree on a quota of Svalbard cod for 2025 and beyond

Norway and EU agree on quota of Svalbard cod for 2025 and beyond. The European Commission and Norway have reached an agreement on a number of outstanding issues in the area of fisheries, including a quota of Svalbard cod to the EU at the level of 2,8274% of the total allowable catch (TAC) for the next and the following years. This will allow EU vessels to fish the quota – corresponding to 9,217 tonnes in 2025 – in both Svalbard and international waters. The agreement – marking an important step in reinforcing cooperation on fisheries management – is an outcome of the newly-established High-Level Dialogue at the initiative of President von der Leyen and Norwegian Prime Minister Støre, with the first meeting co-chaired by Executive Vice President Maroš Šefčovič and Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide on 15 July. Executive Vice-President in charge of the European Green Deal, Maroš Šefčovič, said: “Our joint work under the EU-Norway High-Level Dialogue has paid off. By ...