Decree No. 1700 of 2010 to regulate fishing for blue whiting in 2011.

The Decree prohibits in general any fishing for and landing of blue whiting by Norwegian vessels in 2011. Excepted from this prohibition are the fishing of a specified quota in the maritime zones of Norway, Jan Mayen, Svalbard and the high seas and fishing of a specified quota in the EU-zone and ICES statistics areas IIa, IVa, VIa north of 56 30' N, VIb and VII west of 12 which includes (parts of) the fisheries zone of the Faeroe Islands. The Director of Fisheries may establish single vessel quotas and order a stop on fishing on reaching of the total allowable catch or single vessel quotas.