United Kingdom and Faroe Islands fisheries consultations: agreed record for 2026

Exchange of opportunities

9.1 The Delegations decided to exchange quotas for a number of stocks, as set out in Annex 1. They also agreed to review potential quota exchanges in the course of 2026, should further opportunities arise. 

9.2 The Delegations noted that the transfer of haddock, ling and tusk from the UK was to be fished by longline or jigreel vessels only. The Delegations further noted that this transfer was made with the intention that no more than four Faroese vessels will target these stocks in UK waters of ICES area 4 at any one time. This does not limit the total number of vessels that may target the quota over the course of the year. The Delegations decided to review and discuss this further as part of the annual intersessional process.