Norwegian Minister of Fisheries Marianne Sivertsen Ness warned that Norway risks losing significant economic benefits if Russian fishermen withdraw from the Donkey economic zone in the Barents Sea. Speaking on November 7, she stated, “If we do not reach an agreement, Russia will redirect its focus to its own economic zone with smaller fish, rather than the Norwegian one, which has larger stocks,” according to RIA Novosti.
Norway Faces Economic Loss as Russian Fishermen Consider Exit from Barents Sea Zone
