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Norway and the EU agree on fishing quotas for 2013

Norway and the European Union has today concluded a new fisheries agreement for 2013. The agreement establish/set out the total allowable catches and quotas for shared stocks and includes an agreement on the exchange of reciprocal fishing possibilities in each other's waters. Norway and the EU have also agreed to step up the efforts to reduce discards.

Fiskeri- og kystminister Lisbeth Berg-Hansen

Lisbeth
Berg-Hansen

Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs

With responsibility for the fisheries and aquaculture industries, seafood safety and fish health and welfare, harbours, infrastructures for sea transport and emergency preparedness for pollution incidents.

Telephone number

Switchboard: +47 22 24 90 90

Press telephone: +47 22 24 66 99

Visiting and mailing address

Grubbegt. 1, Oslo

Postboks 8118 Dep, 0032 Oslo

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