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Companies Allocated Fishing Quota Decrease by 15 Percent

Ten fisheries companies control 51 percent of the total allocated fishing quotas in Iceland, according to skutull.is. The quota is split between 487 companies, a decrease of 15 percent from 2011.

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According to the data from the Directorate of Fisheries, 50 companies have been allocated 82.5 percent of the catch limits for 2012/2013.

The same companies occupy the top spots as last year but some transfers have occurred due to the increased quotas for cod, skutull.is reports.

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