Agriculture and Fisheries Council in Luxembourg on Monday and Tuesday

Published 2021년 10월 8일

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Federal Minister Julia Klöckner discusses the future of fishing in the Baltic Sea, the preparation of the CAP strategic plans, the EU forest strategy, and the "Fit for 55" climate protection package. The article highlights the critical state of western cod and herring stocks in the Baltic Sea, leading to potential fishery closures in 2022. The article also covers the creation of the EU forest strategy to preserve climate protection and biodiversity, with the Council of Agriculture Ministers set to adopt Council conclusions in November. The "Fit for 55" climate protection package aims to reduce greenhouse gases by 55% by 2030 and achieve greenhouse gas neutrality by 2050, with the federal government supporting these goals through sustainable biomass use and long-term CO2 storage. The article also mentions the challenges faced by the pork sector, such as low producer prices and increased feed costs, and the revision of EU animal welfare law by the Commission.

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08.10.2021 | 16:31:00 | ID: 31153 | Department: Agriculture | Agricultural Policy Berlin (agrar-PR) - Federal Minister Klöckner and her colleagues discuss fishing in the Baltic Sea, the preparation of the CAP strategic plans, the EU forest strategy and the “Fit for 55” climate protection package started fishing in the Baltic Sea. Due to the deteriorating stocks of western cod and western herring, the Commission's proposal envisages closing down the directed fisheries for these two fish species in 2022. Federal Minister Julia Klöckner: “This is undoubtedly an extreme burden for our German Baltic Sea fisheries. The stocks of western cod and salmon are extremely critical. However, Germany is working to ensure that sufficient by-catches of cod are earmarked for the flatfish fishery. The flatfish population has developed positively and would allow a higher catch. In our view of the western herring in the Baltic Sea, a prerequisite for a stock recovery is that resolute measures are ...

Source: Agrar