UK secures additional 拢8 million in valuable fishing opportunities for 2026
The UK has secured bilateral fisheries agreements with Norway and the Faroe Islands for 2026, worth approximately 拢8 million in historic UK landing prices.
The UK has secured bilateral fisheries agreements with Norway and the Faroe Islands for 2026, worth approximately 拢8 million in historic UK landing prices.
The agreements will grant the UK the same tonnage of Arctic stocks in Norwegian waters and of valuable stocks, including haddock and saithe, in Faroese waters in 2026 as for 2025,听maintaining听continuity for industry.听
The deals transfer quota to the UK of over 1,000 tonnes in Arctic stocks and over 2,000 tonnes of stocks in Faroese waters, as well as听additional听North Sea herring quota.听
Both agreements听demonstrate听the UK鈥檚 commitment to managing fisheries sustainably, supporting the long-term viability of stocks in the North Sea, and to cooperation with other parties on monitoring,听control听and surveillance.听
The fishing opportunities and access arrangements the UK has secured through agreements with Norway and the Faroe Islands build on other fisheries deals signed with the EU and other coastal states earlier this month, bringing the UK鈥檚 total fishing opportunities for 2026 to around 拢840 million based on historic landing prices.听
A Defra spokesperson听said:听
These agreements deliver tangible benefits for our fishing communities and will bring in approximately 拢840 million in fishing opportunities for UK fishers in 2026.听
Providing stability and continuity for our fishing industry is vital so they can plan ahead, invest in their businesses, and continue supporting the coastal communities that depend on them.听
UK-Norway bilateral agreement听
The UK has secured approximately 拢3 million in fishing opportunities, based on historic landing prices, through quota exchanges with Norway.听
This includes fishing opportunities of Arctic stocks in Norwegian waters and an听additional听657 tonnes of quota of North Sea herring,听attained听following the signing on 5 December 2025 of the landmark North Sea herring deal in the UK-EU-Norway trilateral negotiations.听
Industry will听benefit听from secured continuity of access for UK vessels of up to 30,000 tonnes for whitefish stocks in Norwegian waters.听
The UK has also听established听a longer-term herring agreement of up to 20,000 tonnes access in each country鈥檚 waters which will enable the UK fleet to fish听Atlanto-Scandian herring in Norwegian waters.听听
UK-Faroe Islands bilateral agreement听
The UK has secured over 2,000 tonnes of听additional听fishing opportunities in valuable Faroese stocks, worth approximately 拢5 million based on historic landing prices, following annual negotiations with the Faroe Islands for 2026.听
The agreement听remains听stable with the arrangements from 2025,听maintaining听continuity for the UK fleet amid challenging scientific evidence for some key stocks in UK waters in the North Sea.听
The agreement provides the UK fleet with quota in haddock, cod, saithe, blue听ling, ling, redfish,听flatfish听and other species in Faroese waters.听
Agreed Records
The UK-Norway Agreed Record is published and available to read on 扒哥吃瓜 here:听Fisheries: bilateral agreement with Norway for 2026 - 扒哥吃瓜听
The UK-Faroe Islands Agreed Record for 2026 is published and available to read on 扒哥吃瓜 here:听Fisheries: bilateral agreement with the Faroe Islands for 2026 - 扒哥吃瓜听
The fishing opportunities for UK fishing boats which reflect this agreement will be published in the Secretary of State determination of fishing opportunities for British fishing boats for 2026听in due course.听