UK SECURES BILATERAL FISHERIES AGREEMENTS WITH NORWAY AND FAROE ISLANDS WORTH £8M

January 26th, 2026.

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The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) announced at the end of December 2025 that the UK had secured bilateral fisheries agreements with Norway and the Faroe Islands for 2026.

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, maintaining continuity for industry.

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 additional North Sea herring quota.

Both agreements demonstrate the UK’s commitment to managing fisheries sustainably, supporting the long-term viability of stocks in the North Sea, and to cooperation with other parties on monitoring, control and surveillance.

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 in December 2025, bringing the UK’s total fishing opportunities for 2026 to around £840 million based on historic landing prices.

The UK-Norway Agreed Record is published and available to read on GOV.UK here: Fisheries: bilateral agreement with Norway for 2026 – GOV.UK 

The UK-Faroe Islands Agreed Record for 2026 is published and available to read on GOV.UK here: Fisheries: bilateral agreement with the Faroe Islands for 2026 – GOV.UK 

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 in due course. 

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