Policy paper

Fisheries: agreed records of consultations and distribution reports for North-East Atlantic mackerel, blue whiting and Norwegian spring spawning herring 2025

Reports from stock distribution working groups and agreed records of annual consultations on the management of Norwegian spring spawning herring, blue whiting and mackerel in the North-East Atlantic.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 7 November 2024

Documents

Agreed records of fisheries consultations on the management of blue whiting in the North-East Atlantic

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Agreed records of fisheries consultations on the management of Norwegian spring spawning (Atlanto-Scandian) herring in the North-East Atlantic

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Agreed records of fisheries consultations on the management of mackerel in the North-East Atlantic 2025

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Report of the coastal States working group on the distribution of North-East Atlantic mackerel

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Report of the coastal States working group on the distribution of blue whiting in the North-East Atlantic

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Report of the coastal States working group on the distribution of Norwegian spring spawning herring in the North-East Atlantic and the Barents Sea

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Details

The coastal States consultations concern the following parties:

• UK 
• EU 
• Faroe Islands 
• Greenland
• Iceland
• Norway
• Russian Federation

Agreed record of consultations 

These are the agreed records of the annual fisheries consultations on the management of blue whiting, Norwegian spring spawning herring and mackerel in the North-East Atlantic. 

Distribution reports 

The parties support the ongoing publication of distribution reports for stocks of:

• mackerel
• blue whiting
• Norwegian spring spawning herring

These reports help the coastal States to have a better understanding of where the stocks are located throughout the year. They are updated each year to provide the most accurate and up-to-date information that is available. 

Previous records that may apply 

Three agreed records published 17 June 2024 may apply until 2026. They cover fisheries consultations between the: 

• United Kingdom, the Faroe Islands and Norway on the management of mackerel in the North-East Atlantic
• United Kingdom and the Faroe Islands on the management of mackerel in the North-East Atlantic

Published 7 November 2024