Germany: 2024 will also be challenging for the Baltic Sea fishery

Oct 24, 2023 | 13:06:00 | ID: 37798 | Department: Agriculture | Agricultural policy Berlin (agrar-PR) - EU Fisheries Council continues stock protection measures for another year small coastal fisheries can continue to fish for herring. The Council of EU Fisheries Ministers decided on the catch quotas for the Baltic Sea stocks for 2024 in Luxembourg today. In the coming year, targeted fishing for the cod and herring stocks in the western Baltic Sea, which are important for Germany, must remain largely closed. There is reason for hope when it comes to western herring - the stock is showing the first signs of recovery. In order to strengthen this, reconstruction measures will be continued. Germany was able to successfully ensure that small-scale coastal fishing for western herring using passive fishing gear such as gill nets and traps is still possible. The cod stocks, on the other hand, continue to suffer from a variety of negative environmental influences and the consequences of ...