EU lifting ban on import of herring and mackerel from Faroe Islands
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [SCOM] - August 18, 2014 -
The European Commission has lifted a prohibition to import in the EU herring and mackerel caught under the control of the Faroe Islands.
The measures imposed against the Faroe Islands in August 2013 following their unsustainable fishery on Atlanto-Scandian herring will be lifted on 20th August, the Commission said on Monday.
The decision comes after it was agreed that the Faroe Islands would cease their unsustainable fishery and would adopt a catch limit for herring in 2014 at 40,000 tons. This level is considerably lower than the one the Faroes had adopted in 2013 and which, according to the current scientific assessments, does not put in jeopardy the conservation efforts of the coastal States sharing the stock.
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