Decree No. 1778 of 2010 to regulate fishing for saithe in the North Sea and the Skagerrak in 2011.

The Decree prohibits in general the fishing by Norwegian vessels for saithe in the North Sea and outside a marine area delineated by the baseline in the Skagerrak in 2011. However, section 2 allows a total catch by Norwegian vessels of 48.596 tons in the North Sea and in the Skagerrak on the seaward side of the baseline. A catch quota shall be allocated in accordance with the kind of the participating vessel. Specified amounts may be caught with "conventional" gear, purse seine cod trawl, saithe trawl, pelagic trawl and North sea trawl. Remaining provisions concern bycatch, quota arrangements related to the status of the vessel and transfer of catch or quotas, powers of the Director of Fisheries and penalties.