Spain exchanges fishing quotas with Belgium: cedes hake and Norway lobster in exchange for monkfish
26 Jun 2026Effective: 26 Jun 202659 views
Who is affected:
17 high-seas fishing vessels of the Spanish fleet operating in the Northeast Atlantic
Summary
Spain cedes whiting, Norway lobster, pollack and plaice quotas to Belgium and receives 140 tonnes of monkfish. The quantities are distributed among 17 Spanish fishing vessels.
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The General Secretariat for Fisheries formalizes a quota exchange ('swap') with Belgium whereby Spain cedes 0.5 t of whiting (WHG/08), 15 t of Norway lobster (NEP/07), 1 t of Norway lobster (NEP/8ABDE), 125 t of pollack (LEZ/07) and 0.5 t of plaice (PLE/8/3411), receiving in exchange 140 t of monkfish (ANF/07). The ced…
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