Decree No. 1273 of 2007 to regulate fishing for capelin in Greenland, Iceland and Jan Mayen in the season 2007-2008.

This Decree prohibits in principle fishing by Norwegian vessels for capelin in the North-East Atlantic. Notwithstanding the prohibition, vessels of Norway with a purse seine licence may catch 39.125 tons of capelin in the Fisheries zone of Jan Mayen and in areas of the Fisheries Zones of Greenland and Iceland north of 64 30 N and the EEZ of Norway north of 64 00. The whole quota may be caught in the EEZ of Iceland. The Decree further specifies an opening date of the fishing season, grants power to the Fisheries Directorate to prohibit fishing in certain areas or to order a stop on fishing once the maximum allowable catch is reached, provides rules for maximum quotas for single vessels and defines offences.