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The UK’s state of the art trawler, Kirkella

For 2026, the UK was allocated quotas of 850 tonnes of cod (and 200 tonnes bycatch) in North Norway, 2,556 tonnes of cod around Svalbard and 200 tonnes of cod/haddock at the Faroe Islands. This makes a grand total of 3,806 tonnes, compared with a total of 19,500 tonnes in 2018.

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UK Fisheries works closely with the NFFO, National Federation of Fishermen's Organisations, and is a member of the Fish Producers' Organisation.

UK Fisheries Ltd owns Marr Management Ltd which operates the freezer trawler Kirkella and the fresh fish trawler Farnella.

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For more information on the Britain's distant fishing fleet www.greatbritishfish.com

 

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