US, China and Russia Plan Joint Research in Order to Regulate Arctic Fishing, highnorthnews.com

USA, China, Japan, and Russia are among the countries planning to conduct joint research on fishing in the Arctic Ocean in an effort to establish international rules. […]

Representatives from nine countries and the European Union are planning to meet in South Korea early next year to discuss fishing quotas based on similar treaties covering other regions, according to Nikkei.

Starting with the quotas, which could take effect as early as 2022, the group intends to gradually expand guidelines to enforce sustainable fishing. […]

The members of the research project, which also include Canada, Denmark, Norway, Iceland and South Korea, will discuss setting up a body to manage resources to enable monitoring for unchecked fishing and settle fishing disputes. The goal is to establish such international rules by 2023-2024. Läs artikel