New Agreed record and TAC for the Atlanto-Scandian Herring (Norwegian Spring Spawning Herring) signed for 2001: significant reduction in total catches

In the attempt to keep the stock level of the Atlanto-Scandian herring above Bpa of 5 million tonnes, the Parties agreed at the "NEAFC Coastal States meeting on Atlanto-Scandian Herring” on 18 October 2000 in Skagen, Denmark, to restrict their fishing on the herring stock in 2001 to a maximum limit of 850’000 t on the basis of the following quotas:

Norway: 484’500 t
Russian Fed.: 115’740 t
Faeroe Islands: 46’420 t
Iceland: 132’080 t
European Community: 71’260 t

Additional catches in international waters have been 2'000 t in 2000, parties recommend to NEAFC to reduce these.

Signed by the Heads of Delegations of the European Community, the Faroe Islands, Iceland, Norway, and the Russian Federation.

Comment: This TAC is significantly more than recommended by ICES scientists (753'000 t), but about 30% less than the TAC set for 2000 (1'252'000 t).

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Cornelius Hammer (20-10-00)