Press Release: European Union and Norway reach agreement on bilateral fisheries arrangements for 2014

On the 12 March 2014, a new arrangement on the management of shared fish stocks in the North Sea was concluded in London between the European Union and Norway for 2014.

Total allowable catches (TACs) and quotas for the shared stocks in the North Sea were established and an agreement was also reached on the exchange of reciprocal fishing possibilities in each other's waters.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Agriculture and Fisheries Council, Luxembourg, 17 October 2013 http://www.europeansources.info/record/meeting-agicultue-and-fisheries-council-17-october-2013/

ESO: Background information: Deal on Mackerel in the North-East Atlantic http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-deal-on-mackerel-in-the-north-east-atlantic/

ESO: Background information: The Council adopts general fishing opportunities for 2014 http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-the-council-adopts-general-fishing-opportunities-for-2014/

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