EU countries respect cod catch limits, Russia catches well and earns from imports

Uncontrolled cod fishing in the Baltic Sea by the Russian fishing fleet Deputies from the Sejm's Maritime Economy and Inland Navigation Committee on Wednesday discussed the problem of uncontrolled cod fishing in the Baltic Sea by the Russian fishing fleet and the export of fish from Russia to Poland. According to data from the Ministry of Agriculture, this export amounted to 24 thousand tons in 2023, including 16 thousand tons of cod. The chairman of the committee, Kacper Płażyński (PiS), also presented analyses from the Centre for Eastern Studies, which estimates Russian cod fishing in the Baltic Sea at about 800 tons per year. Today, Russia conducts fishing that is not controlled or reported. We can say that the scale is not large, 800 tons, but due to the fact that they do not comply with issues related to the protection of the cod species, this affects the entire condition of cod in the Baltic Sea - said Czerniak. EU countries comply with catch limits, while Russia is fishing ...