Russia happy with dynamics of cod quotas for 2013 / October 19, 2012 09:53

Russia happy with dynamics of cod quotas for 2013

On the whole Russia is happy with fishing quotas for stocks managed jointly with Norway though some stocks have dwindled, reports www.megafishnet.com.

 

See more details in the table

Species, '000 MT

2012

2013

TAC

Russian quota

TAC

Russian quota

Atlantic cod

772.0

327.8

1021.0

434.7

Haddock

318.0

144.2

200.0

89.1

Capelin

320.0

99.0

200.0

81.0

Black halibut

18.0

8.175

19.0

8.625

Red king crab

-

5.5

-

6.0

The quotas include allocations for research fishery.

Crab stocks are managed separately by Russia and Norway and the figures are only for notification purpose as agreed by the two countries.