Germany: Sustainable stock management in the North Sea will continue

Published 2024년 12월 11일

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The article highlights the continuation of existing eel protection measures for 2025, which include a six-month closed season and a ban on recreational fishing in the North Sea. These regulations are subject to agreement among Baltic Sea countries, with a common regulation expected to prevent overfishing. The article also discusses the outcomes of negotiations on quotas for various fish species in the North Sea and other regions, such as the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. While the negotiations did not result in the desired lower catch for cod, they aligned with scientific recommendations for herring, haddock, and other fish. The article also mentions the overfishing of mackerel stocks by Norway, the Faroe Islands, and the UK, and the need for reducing catch quotas to address this issue.

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There is stability for the protection measures for eels - the regulations already in place this year will be continued. This includes in particular a six-month closed season, which has yet to be determined by the respective member states for the North Sea, and the ban on recreational fishing for eels in marine waters. The Baltic Sea countries are again obliged to agree on a common regulation for the coming year. If this agreement is not reached, a uniform closed season will apply from September 15, 2025 to March 15, 2026. The State Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Silvia Bender, explains: "The results of the negotiations are based largely on scientific recommendations, and sustainable stock management in the North Sea will thus continue. However, we consider the fixed catch quantity for cod in the North Sea to be too high, and the reconstruction of the southern stock could be delayed as a result. For eels, however, the continuation of the measures ...

Source: Bmel