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Anne Mette Baek Jespersen, director of Marine Ingredients Denmark, which represents Danish fishmeal and fish oil producers, said that while the sandeel stock the producers relies on is healthy, that doesn't mean it's smooth sailing for the sector.

The problem and the frustration this year has been due to the restrictions that have prevented the fleet from catching sandeel quotas, Jespersen said.

“We had good advice on stocks, and quite big quotas. But due to the restrictions, we were not able to fish it and only caught about half of the quota,” she said, explaining that the system of areas for sandeel meant that the initial fishery in Area 1 on the Dogger Bank went well.

“There