United Kingdom and Faroe Islands fisheries consultations: agreed record for 2022

Exchange of opportunities

8.1 The Delegations agreed to exchange quotas for a number of stocks, as set out in Annex I.

8.2 The Delegations agreed that the Faroe Islands may request a quota review meeting once they have fished at least 90% of the UK’s initial haddock transfer of 400 tonnes.

8.3 The Delegations decided that, if requested by the Faroe Islands no later than 15 June 2022, the Parties will reconvene to discuss an additional transfer of up to 1,600 tonnes of haddock in UK waters of 4 to the Faroe Islands (bringing the total transfer to 2,000 tonnes) and commensurate further transfers of stocks in Faroese waters to the UK.

8.4 Additionally, so long as the Faroe Islands have requested a review meeting no later than 15 June 2022, the Delegations agreed to hold the review meeting within 15 working days of the date of the request to discuss the potential exchange of additional quotas between themselves as outlined above.

8.5 In 2022, the Delegations decided that the review meeting will also consider data to date on the catch composition of each Party’s fleet fishing in the other’s waters. The Delegations agreed to share per set or haul catch data, at a kg-per-species-caught level of detail, at least five working days before the review meeting, and provide any updates to this data immediately before the meeting.