Responding to this latest failure in a protracted series of talks to reach an agreement, Ian Gatt, chief executive of the Scottish Pelagic Fishermen's Association, said: "We are disappointed that there was no breakthrough, but if a fair deal wasn't on the table for the EU and Norway, then we support the negotiating position adopted by Commissioner Damanaki.
"If it is not possible to reach agreement at this high level, then one has to question whether there is any hope at all for the next round of talks scheduled for October.
"This makes it even more important than ever that the European Parliament ratifies sanction measures against Iceland and the Faroes this month, and that the EU wastes no time in immediately implementing them."
Scottish Fishermen Step up Sanctions Call against Iceland and Faroe Islands
SCOTLAND - Scottish fishermen have expressed disappointment at the failure of a meeting yesterday (3 September) between EU Fisheries Commissioner Maria Damanaki, Norway's Fisheries Minister Lisbeth Berg-Hansen, Icelandic Fisheries Minister Steingrmur Sigfsson and Jacob Vestergaard, Minister of Fisheries of the Faroe Islands, to make any progress in resolving the continuing dispute over mackerel quota allocations in the north east Atlantic.
by Chris Haris
