Press Release: EU, Faroe Islands, Iceland, Norway and Russian Federation agree on fishing possibilities for Atlanto-Scandian herring for 2007

The European Commission, on behalf of the European Union, and the Faroe Islands, Iceland, Norway and the Russian Federation have agreed on the fishing possibilities for the Atlanto-Scandian (Norwegian spring-spawning) herring stock in the north-east Atlantic. The Parties agreed that the overall catch limitation for 2007 would be fixed at a level of 1,280,000 tonnes in full conformity with the advice. The EU share will be 83,328 tonnes. This agreement between the five Parties was the first such agreement for this stock since 2002.