New mackerel catch maximum agreed upon between Iceland, Norway, Greenland, Faroe Islands
A new agreement about the maximum mackerel catch has been announced between Iceland, Norway, Greenland, the EU, and the UK. This new agreement sees th...
Iceland sets mackerel quota
Iceland has set its total allowable mackerel catch quota for this year at 147,547 metric tonnes.
EU discuss mackerel quotas
European Union mackerel fishermen have held the first round of talks with EU Fisheries Commissioner Maria Damanaki over mackerel quotas issues in Brus...
Iceland not faced with mackerel sanctions yet
Iceland’s head negotiator over mackerel quotas Sigurgeir Þórgeirsson has described talks on the dispute as constructive. He gave little away about a m...
Iceland moves further away from joining EU
Icelandic Foreign Minister Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson announced last Thursday that the North Atlantic nation had suspended European Union accession discus...
UK pleased but cautious over Iceland mackerel negtiations
The British mackerel industry has said it is pleased Iceland has decided to restart negotiations with Norway and the EU over mackerel quotas.
Iceland and Faroese complain about EU fish sanction threats
Iceland’s Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson has claimed the European Union’s ongoing campaign of threats is against international fish quota...
EU to place sanctions on Iceland over mackerel catch
The EU is finally ready to place sanctions on Iceland over its increasing catch of mackerel and herring that have led to concerns of over-fishing.