Coastal-states discussions on mackerel to continue
Minister Elisabeth Aspaker (left) and EU Commissioner Maria Damanaki. (Photo Credit: EC)
(NORWAY, 1/27/2014)
Another round of coastal-states talks on the management of mackerel in the North-East Atlantic ended inconclusively last Friday. The parties - European Union, Faroe Islands, Iceland and Norway - agreed, however, to reconvene on Tuesday 28 January, in Bergen, Norway.
“I note that there have been positive developments, but we are all getting impatient,” says Elisabeth Aspaker, Norway’s Fisheries Minister, recalling that Norway has gone a long way to meet the demands of Iceland and the Faroes.
Aspaker recognises that the negotiations are complicated, and appeals to all parties to show enough flexibility to reach an agreement which can lay the foundation for good management of this valuable stock.
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