The agreement follows a new management strategy based on an evaluation by the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES).
The total quota for saithe was set at 59,662 tonnes, a 25 per cent reduction, with a Norwegian allocation of 28,108 tonnes. Haddock quotas saw a smaller decrease of 3.7 per cent, with a total allowable catch of 108,301 tonnes, of which Norway receives 21,237 tonnes.
Norwegian Minister of Fisheries and the Oceans Marianne Sivertsen Næss stated, “The agreement we have now entered into means that we agree on quotas for stocks that we manage together in the North Sea and that are important to all three parties. The agreement will contribute to sustainable management.”