The Norwegian authorities would like to ban salmon fishing altogether in the next fisheries regulation.
Representatives of the Finnish Sámi Parliament and the Teno Fishery Region are to withdraw from the Teno fisheries regulation negotiations.
According to them, the negotiations have been stalled by the Norwegian authorities’ insistence on a total ban on salmon fishing in the next fisheries regulation. The ban would be in force for 5-7 years.
The Teno fishing region has already decided to withdraw from the negotiations. The Sámi Parliament Board will discuss the matter at its meeting next week.
The Sámi assemblies and the Teno fishing area must notify the Government of their withdrawal through the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and ask their representatives to resign from the Finnish negotiating delegation.
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