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News: Quota allocation for 2026
UK Fisheries 26 January 2026The UK distant waters fishing fleet goes outside UK waters to catch cod and haddock because there's not enough in our waters to supply our fish and chip shops. It is a case of us catching those fish in distant waters or importing the fish from other countries.
For 2025, the UK was allocated only 1,000 tonnes of cod in Norwegian waters and 3,075 tonnes around Svalbard.
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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Kirkella trawling
Kirkella on Humber
Kirkella drone footage
Kirkella drone footage
Kirkella drone footage
The Kirkella Naming celebration lunch at the Cutty Sark Museum
The Fish Fryers free fish & chip event at Cutty Sark Gardens for 2,500 locals
The City of Hull Brass Band at Cutty Sark Gardens
Sir Barney White-Spunner, Chairman of the Advisory Board, UK Fisheries, at the Kirkella Naming celebration dinner at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich
Kirkella sailing upstream through Tower Bridge
Kirkella sailing downstream through Tower Bridge
HRH The Princess Royal with Graham Barney, Factory Manager, Kirkella
HRH The Princess Royal with Charlie Waddy, First Mate, on the bridge of Kirkella
HRH The Princess Royal unveiling a model of Kirkella presented by UK Fisheries to the National Maritime Museum
HRH The Princess Royal Naming Kirkella at Greenwich
HRH The Princess Royal meeting Stig Maersk, Musical Director, and players in the City of Hull Brass Band
HRH The Princess Royal making her address at the Kirkella Naming Ceremony in Greenwich
2,500 local people in Greenwich enjoying free Kirkella-caught cod & chips
Sir Barney White-Spunner, Chairman of the Advisory Board, UK Fisheries Ltd
UK Fisheries infographic
Kirkella poster
Cutaway illustration of Kirkella
UK Fisheries Ltd logo
