EU and Norway in dispute over Arctic cod – Fish Farmer Magazine

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Norway and the European Union have clashed over fishing rights off the Arctic territory of Svalbard. The dispute, if it is allowed to escalate, could eventually rebound on the country’s salmon sector.
The EU has unilaterally allocated itself a cod quota of 28,431 tonnes for the waters off Svalbard. That is more than 10,000 tonnes over the 17,885 tonnes that Norway has set as the EU share.
Norwegian Fisheries Minister Odd Emil Ingebrigtsen has protested to Brussels, describing the move as “completely unacceptable” and contrary to Norway’s sovereign rights under the law of the sea.
Prime Minister Erna Solberg, who is said to be furious with the EU, said: “We believe this is a violation of Norwegian rights and a violation of the EU’s obligations to the Law of the Sea Commission.”

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