On the basis of the scientific assessment of the expected average size and composition of the catches, it had decided to divide the individual vessel quota into two parts one quota for large and another for small mackerel, with a view to reducing the problem as much as possible.

164. Norway s mackerel fishery is regulated, with individual vessel quotas, and since there is a significant difference in price between the large and small fish, which gave fisherfolk a strong incentive to discard the smaller ones, Norway had chosen a different approach with this fishery.