date:Apr 25, 2014
nd the Faroes.
This decision is in line with Iceland's commitment to the long-term sustainability of the mackerel stock based on scientific evidence. Our 2014 mackerel quota supports Iceland's efforts to preserve the mackerel stock, which should be the long term management goal, said Mr Sigurdur Ingi Johannsson, Minster of Fisheries and Agriculture.
Iceland also reiterated its disappointment at the recently signed five-year tripartite agreement on mackerel fisheries and the fact that it is not