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<p>On the 31st December 2020, the UK will leave the Common Fisheries Policy. As we
become an independent coastal state, we are committed to working closely with our
coastal partners including the EU, Norway and Faroe Islands to manage shared stocks
in a sustainable way and share fishing opportunities based on the scientific principle
of zonal attachment.</p><p> </p><p>As part of these preparations, the UK has concluded
fisheries framework agreements with Norway and the Faroes, the first of which was
signed on 30 September and has now been laid before Parliament. These framework agreements
will provide the basis for annual negotiations on fishing opportunities and access
to waters. In the forthcoming annual negotiations, the UK will seek to ensure the
best possible outcomes for the whole of the UK fishing industry and our marine environment.</p><p>
</p><p>In addition, Defra officials are engaging regularly with their Greenlandic
counterparts on opportunities for enhancing bilateral fisheries cooperation between
the UK and Greenland. The UK’s rights under the 1920 Treaty of Paris with regards
to fishing opportunities in Svalbard waters remain unchanged.</p>
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