Faroe Islands unilaterally tripling its Atlanto-Scandian herring quota in 2013 -- thus inviting the European Union's (EU) wrath -- is perhaps the first economic conflict caused by global warming and climate change. But a history of political wrangling and issues of sovereignty underpin the dispute surrounding fish stocks that came to head this week.
As the EU moves closer to levying heavy trade sanctions against the Faroe Islands -- an independent protectorate of Denmark-- a slew of acrimonious press statements from both sides is cluttering up IntraFish's inbox.
