3300

Researcher: 
Mitchell
Data entry notes: 
See Stokke's "Loophole of the Barents Sea Fisheries Regime" FNI Report of 1998; This separate bilateral Agreement between Iceland and Norway is made under the Agreement between the Government of Norway, the Government of Iceland, and the Government of the Russian Federation concerning certain aspects of cooperation in the area of fisheries. Its provisions establish total allowable catch quotas for Icelandic vessels in the Norwegian EEZ for cod, and an amount of 30 thirty percent of by-catch. Iceland shall not fish for capelin in the Barents Sea as long as the Agreement remains in force. Article 3 specifies Norwegian fishing opportunities in the Icelandic EEZ in terms of total allowable catch of tusk, ling and blue ling with longline fisheries and capelin in specified areas. Numbers of vessels that may participate in fishing are limited to 15 for Iceland and 3 and 5 respectively for Norway. (9 articles); FAO Descriptors: 110; 105; 021; 055; 029; 031
Treaty Name and Text
Agreement Name: 
Protocol Between Iceland And Norway To The Agreement Between Iceland, Norway And Russia Concerning Certain Aspects Of Cooperation In The Area Of Fisheries
Alternative Treaty Name: 
Loop Hole; BARENTS
Possible Sources (additional): 
LEX-FAOC021754; bi21754.pdf; znew; barents.htm; Bulletin No. 41, Law of the Sea, Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea Office for Legal Affairs United Nations, New York, 1999, pp. 56-57.
Signature/Entry into Force/Termination
Date IEA was signed: 
1999-05-15
Signature Year: 
1999
Place IEA was signed: 
St. Petersburg, Russia
Date IEA entered into force: 
1999-07-15
Treaty Type
Membership eligibility (multilateral, bilateral, etc): 
Agreement Type Level 3: 
E (environment) Code (agreement is environmental or not): 
Environmental
Source for E (environmental) code: 
Title
Text used for E (environmental) coding: 
Protocol Between Iceland And Norway To The Agreement Between Iceland, Norway And Russia Concerning Certain Aspects Of Cooperation In The Area Of Fisheries
Words used to code as Environmental: 
fish
Lineage
Lineage: 
Barents Sea Fishery
Sequence in lineage: 
402.000
Secretariat and auspices
Legacy
Hidden fields
Version: 
2007.10
Inclusion Auto-Generated: 
BEA - Bilateral Environmental Agreements
Subject: 
Species/Fauna/Fish
Category: 
ENV/FISH