Russian quotas in the North Atlantic in 2005-2007, ‘000 metric tons
Russian quotas in the North Atlantic in 2005-2007, ‘000 metric tons (Norwegian Sea and international waters to the west of the British Isles) | Russian catch in 2006 | Best fishing periods | |||
2005 | 2006 | 2007 | |||
Norwegian spring-spawning herring | 121.218 | 118.2 | 164.096 | 115.0 | 1) Last ten days of January-early March (up through abundant spawning) - Norwegian EEZ; 2) August - Loophole of the Norwegian Sea; 3) September-October - Bear-Spitsbergen area, Norwegian EEZ |
Blue whiting | Faeroese fishing zone - 160.0. Norwegian EEZ - 50.0. In the international waters of the Norwegian Sea and to the west of the British Isles the fishery is not quota-regulated. | Faeroese fishing zone - 160.0. Norwegian EEZ - 50.0. In the international waters of the Norwegian Sea and to the west of the British Isles the fishery is not quota-regulated. | Faeroese fishing zone - 140.0. NEAFC (open part of the Norwegian Sea and the area to the west of the Irish zone) - 137.0. Norwegian EEZ - 32.145. Total - 309.145. | 322.6 | 1) January-February - Faeroese fishing zone; 2) February-March - international waters to the west of the British Isles; 3) April-June - Faeroese fishing zone; 4) July-November - Loophole of the Norwegian Sea, Bear-Spitsbergen area, Norwegian EEZ; 5) November-December - Faeroese fishing zone. |
Mackerel | Faeroese fishing zone - 7.5. Loophole of the Norwegian Sea - 31.0 (unilateral decision). | Faeroese fishing zone - 7.5. Loophole of the Norwegian Sea - 24.476 | Faeroese fishing zone - 7.5. Loophole of the Norwegian Sea - 24.476 | Faeroese fishing zone - 8.7. In the international waters - 26.25. | Faeroese fishing zone - June, August-September. Loophole of the Norwegian Sea - June-August. |
Haddock of the Rockall Bank (international waters) | Not regulated by quotas | Not regulated by quotas | Not regulated by quotas | 1.9 | Second half of March-May |
Sea gurnard trigla | Not regulated by quotas | Not regulated by quotas | Not regulated by quotas | 0.2 | July-September |
Deepwater species of the Faeroese -Hatton area (rock grenadier, silver smelt, blue ling, slickhead, etc.) | 1) In the international waters the fishery is not regulated; 2) In the Faeroese fishing zone five Russian vessels can conduct experimental fishery at the depths of more than 700 meters subject to the number of fishing vessels does not exceed 3 ships at one time. | 1) In the international waters the fishery is not regulated; 2) In the Faeroese fishing zone five Russian vessels can conduct experimental fishery at the depths of more than 700 meters subject to the number of fishing vessels does not exceed 3 ships at one time. | 1) In the international waters the fishery is not regulated. NEAFC recommendations - the number of fishing vessels should not exceed 65% of maximum number in the previous years; 2) In the Faeroese fishing zone five Russian vessels can conduct experimental fishery at the depths of more than 700 meters subject to the number of fishing vessels does not exceed 3 ships at one time. | 0.3 | March-September |