EU Fisheries Council decides to continue protective measures in the Baltic Sea for 2023
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게시됨 2022년 10월 18일
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Today in Luxembourg, the Council of EU Fisheries Ministers decided on the fishing quotas for the Baltic Sea stocks for 2023. Since the situation of the cod and herring stocks in the western Baltic Sea, which are important for Germany, remains critical, targeted fishing has to remain largely closed, as it was in the current year.
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At least for western herring, however, there are medium-term prospects for recovery. The reason for this is that last year Germany successfully campaigned for a drastic reduction in catches from this stock in the neighboring Skagerrak/Kattegat. The cod stock is suffering from a variety of negative environmental influences and the consequences of the climate crisis. According to scientific assessment, it is currently unclear whether and when it will return to a healthy population size. Silvia Bender, State Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture, explains the quota decision for the Baltic Sea: "Although this is not the news for our Baltic Sea fishermen that you were hoping for, it is the only chance to rebuild the stocks. This is the only way we can secure the livelihood of the Baltic Sea fisheries in the future.In this difficult situation, we have already accompanied the structural change on the German Baltic Sea coast in the current year together with the ...