Fisheries agreements with other nations

Norway has agreements with the EU, Russia, the Faroe Islands, Greenland and Iceland regarding mutual tracking of fishing vessels in each other’s economic zones. Norwegian vessels must also carry satellite transponders when fishing in the regulatory areas of the North East Atlantic Fisheries Commission and the Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources.

Inspection agreements too
Norway’s focus on developing cooperative resource control with other countries began in 1994. Since then Norway has signed inspection agreements with 16 nations.

In establishing inspection agreements, the nations initially agree to exchange information on landings from each other’s vessels. The agreements that are revised also apply to exchange of information on landings from third country vessels. The agreements also cover exchange of inspection personnel both on shore and at sea. Among other things, the inspectors are entitled to be present as observers for landings in each other’s ports.

I 2008 Norway will continue its work of revising and, if applicable, entering into new agreements with relevant countries.

Norway has entered into cooperative agreements on resource control with the following nations: