The EU and Norway close an agreement on the Arctic cod quota that guarantees activity for the Spanish fleet
Frozen Cod
Spain
Norway
Published May 5, 2022
Tridge summary
The Spanish fleet will have an Arctic cod catch quota of 9,688 tonnes for the year 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 international waters of the Barent Sea.
Original content
The quota assigned to Spain accounts for 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 Union fleet Europe, since the provisional quota agreed in December of 4,500 tons expired the day after tomorrow, April 30. It was therefore 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. The agreement reached not only ensures the fishing of the stock for the entire year 2022 and enables adequate planning of the fishery for the fleet, but it also covers the full cod quota claimed according to historical rights and the 1920 Treaty of Paris. of the fleets of the EU Member ...
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