The Sami People’s Right to Culture in the Context of the Tana Fishery Agreement (2017)Tana Fishery Agreement • December 11th, 2018
The Tana River is one of the world's largest river systems for Atlantic salmon, with the highest annual catch in the area.1 In 2017 the Norwegian Parliament adopted the so-called Tana Agreement, which was also accepted by the Finnish Parliament. The Tana Agreement regulates fishery rights, fishing quotas and fishing techniques in the Tana River so as to protect and preserve salmon stocks in the river. However, the Sami people, who have inhabited the North Fennoscandia since time immemorial, argue that this agreement violates their fishing rights, and as a result, their right to culture. In this paper, I will present new fishing regulations and address the
