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By SeafoodSource staff
27 June, 2012 - Scotland’s fisheries chief says he and his Norwegian counterpart will seek ways to pressure Iceland and the Faroe Islands over “unsustainable” mackerel quotas.

Richard Lochhead said his visit this week to Bergen, Norway, to meet with Norwegian Fisheries Minister Lisbeth Berg-Hansen was to address the “mackerel war” between Scotland, Iceland and the Faroe Islands over the dwindling prized catch.

Talks over unilateral mackerel quota hikes instituted by Iceland and the Faroes broke down last year and Scotland has since been seeking EU sanctions against them.

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