Press Release: Herring dispute: EU lifts measures against the Faroe Islands

The European Commission on the 18 August 2014 repealed the measures adopted against the Faroe Islands in August 2013 following their unsustainable fishery on Atlanto-Scandian herring. The measures imposed at the time were announced to be lifted as of 20th August 2014.

The decision comes after it was agreed that the Faroe Islands would cease their unsustainable fishery and would adopt a catch limit for herring in 2014 at 40,000t. This level is considerably lower than the one the Faroes had adopted in 2013 and which, according to the current scientific assessments, does not put in jeopardy the conservation efforts of the coastal States sharing the stock.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Herring dispute between European Union and Faroe Islands nears end http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-herring-dispute-between-european-union-and-faroe-islands-nears-end/

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