Germany: Better protection for marine protected areas in the Baltic Sea

Published 2024년 11월 28일

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The EU Commission has expanded regulations on mobile bottom-contact fishing in the German exclusive economic zone of the Baltic Sea to protect sensitive habitats and enhance biodiversity. This initiative, coordinated with neighboring Baltic Sea countries, prohibits trawling in significant portions of marine protected areas, covering around 27% of the zone and 66% of existing protected areas. It aligns with the Natura 2000 network and the Marine Strategy Framework Directive, emphasizing sustainable fishing and marine protection. Additionally, Germany is obligated under the EU Birds Directive and the EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive to maintain or restore the 'favourable conservation status' of certain species and habitats, requiring coordination among EU Member States for commercial fishing measures under the Common Fisheries Policy.

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11/28/2024 | 5:45 p.m. | ID: 40413 | Department: Agriculture | Fisheries Berlin (agrar-PR) - The EU Commission has expanded regulations on mobile bottom-contact fishing. A package of measures will strengthen the protection of sensitive habitats such as reefs and sandbanks in the marine protected areas of the German exclusive economic zone in the Baltic Sea. The Federal Ministry for the Environment (BMUV) and the Federal Ministry of Agriculture (BMEL) worked together to implement effective marine protection with a perspective for sustainable fishing. The European Commission has adopted proposals that Germany had coordinated with the EU's neighboring countries on the Baltic Sea. Under EU law, member states are obliged to strengthen marine protection.Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister of Food and Agriculture, Claudia Müller: "Our fishing is the livelihood of many people on the coast and ensures added value in rural regions, even far beyond fishing. In order to ...

Source: Agrar