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11/27/07

Guardian Unlimites: EU, Norway agree on joint fishing rights for 2008

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EU, Norway agree on joint fishing rights for 2008

The European Union has struck a deal with Norway on fishing rights for 2008, agreeing to reduce amounts of most of the seven species that both sides catch in shared waters, the EU executive said on Tuesday. But for next year, they agreed to raise their catch of North Sea cod by 11 percent to 22,152 tonnes, with the bulk going to EU fleets, saying stock numbers had improved recently.The catch increase for the EU and Norwegian fleets was fixed on condition that the EU reduced its cod discards, or unwanted fish dumped overboard, down to 10 percent.

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