Anger at decision by the Faroes to massively increase mackerel quota

Scottish fishermen have expressed their anger at the decision by the Faroe Islands to unilaterally set itself a massively increased quota for mackerel this year of 150,000 tonnes. The move follows the breakdown of talks in Oslo last week in which the Faroes and Iceland refused to accept a compromise deal on catching opportunity from the EU and Norway to ensure a sustainable future for the north-east Atlantic mackerel stock. Iceland had already set itself a unilateral total allowable catch (TAC) for mackerel of around 155,000 tonnes for 2011.