The European Union will halve the catch of the Baltic herring in 2021

EU agriculture ministers have agreed on new total allowable catches (TACs) for fish in the Baltic Sea in 2021, taking into account the need to restore populations, the German Ministry of Food and Agriculture, which holds the EU presidency in the second half of the year, said. According to the new TACs, the herring catch should be reduced by 50%, and the quotas for fishing a number of other fish species, in particular flounder and sprat, as well as cod in the western part of the Baltic Sea, will be increased by 5-6%. The TAC for salmon is also slightly increased. Targeted fishing for Baltic cod in the eastern part of the Baltic, as well as for a number of other fish species, is still prohibited. Recreational fishing quotas also remain the same. In particular, for cod, they make up no more than 5 fish per fisherman per day. At the same time, the EU intends to take measures to permanently end the operation of fishing vessels in regions with the most unfavorable state of fish ...