House of Commons · Written Ministerial Statement
Update on annual fisheries negotiations
06 January 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Proposed by Victoria Prentis Con Banbury
Summarised by AI from the official record, so it can contain mistakes.
At a glance
Key points
- The UK and EU have completed annual fisheries negotiations, including agreements with Norway and the Faroe Islands.
- The UK Government has secured fishing agreements that improve the sustainable management of fish stocks.
- These agreements include reductions in Total Allowable Catches for some species but an overall increase compared to previous years.
Issue summary
The statement provides an update on the annual fisheries negotiations between the UK and EU, including bilateral and trilateral agreements with Norway, as well as ongoing negotiations with Faroe Islands.
Action requested
The UK Government has secured fishing agreements that will improve sustainable management of fish stocks. These include reductions in Total Allowable Catches (TACs) for some species but an overall increase compared to previous years. The agreements also cover exchanges of quota, non-quota stocks (NQS), and reciprocal access to waters with Norway. Specific measures are agreed upon for seabass and other key stocks.
Key facts
- The UK secured agreement on TACs for 86 fish stocks.
- The EU-UK agreement covers 69 UK-EU TACs, worth approximately £313 million in 2022.
- The UK will have around 28,000 tonnes more quota than before Brexit.
- The UK and Norway agreed on access to cod, haddock, hake, and herring stocks.
- The UK secured an additional 6,550 tonnes of cod around Svalbard for the arctic fishing industry.