Thomas Pringle (Donegal, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Is it open to Norway to negotiate bilaterals with the UK after this or will it have to respect the European Economic Area after Brexit? I am not clear on that. According to the National University of Ireland Galway, NUIG, in 2014, 66,000 tonnes of Irish mackerel was caught in UK waters. Obviously, mackerel is migratory. By delaying the fishing season to let the mackerel migrate into Irish waters, there would be a cost because quality would be slightly reduced and the fish might be a bit more scattered, so they might be a bit harder to catch. Is there an option there to allow the fish to migrate into Irish waters before the fishing starts and reduce the impact of losing that 66,000 tonnes?