Germany cannot support fishing quotas for the Baltic Sea in 2022

Published 2021년 10월 12일

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The Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) in Germany is calling for a holistic approach to fishing quotas in the Baltic Sea and Kattegat / Skagerrak regions, criticizing the European Commission's different standards for these areas. BMEL State Secretary Beate Kasch emphasized the need to prevent overfishing and reduce quotas to help recover fish stocks. In response, the BMEL is inviting stakeholders to a round table to discuss solutions, including financial support for fishing vessel shutdowns and changes to federal funding regulations. The article also outlines the significant reductions in fishing quotas for herring and cod in the Baltic Sea, as well as adjustments for other fish species for 2021 and 2022.

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10/12/2021 | 16:55:00 | ID: 31191 | Department: Agriculture | fishing Berlin (agrar-PR) - BMEL invites fisheries to a round table to discuss future prospects and aid The Council of EU Fisheries Ministers negotiated intensively in Luxembourg on the new catch quotas for the Baltic Sea. Germany criticizes the fact that the Commission applies different standards to the fishing of the two management areas Baltic Sea and Kattegat / Skagerrak. On the one hand, the local fishermen in the Baltic Sea would have to accept drastic cuts, while on the other hand, the stock would be fished to the north. That is not a holistic approach. Because the Commission did not respond to Germany's proposal to finally decide on the two management areas together in the December Council, the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) was unable to approve the quota decisions as a whole. The State Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Beate Kasch, explains in Luxembourg: “The ...

Source: Agrar