Norway and the EU have concluded a bi-lateral fisheries agreement for 2006. The two sides have also reached agreement on fishing levels in the Skagerrak next year. The long-term management plan for cod stocks has been revised with a view to achieving higher yields in the long term.
Measures to stop illegal fishing of cod in the Barents Sea were the main topic at the 34th session of the Joint Norwegian—Russian Fisheries Commission. “I am very pleased that the Fisheries Commission has decided to give priority to this work and that Norway and Russia have agreed to implement further measures to deal with this problem,” says Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs Helga Pedersen.
