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

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 ...