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The article highlights the efforts to enhance Baltic fisheries, particularly cod populations, through the creation of artificial reefs. Initiated in the 1990s by the German Research Institute for Agriculture and Fisheries of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, the project has received EU funding and has led to the construction of two reefs. These reefs, located in Nienhagen and Rosenort, have been shown to significantly improve underwater biodiversity and provide vital habitats for various fish species. The research also suggests that these structures have attracted more fish and have been beneficial for the survival of young cod. The project is set to continue under the guidance of the Fraunhofer Institute for Graphical Data Processing in Rostock, with plans for an ocean technology center, further research, and the development of aquaculture opportunities around the reef structures.
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Artificial reefs to help boost Baltic fisheries. Much to the fishers’ dismay, cod populations in the Baltic Sea have been decreasing since the 1990s. The reasons are many, including habitat degradation. The same decade also saw the start of a potential solution to habitat loss. It was then that the German Research Institute for Agriculture and Fisheries of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (the Landesforschungsanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Fischerei Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, or LFA) launched a study looking into the technical feasibility of artificial reefs and their potential benefits for local fisheries. The results were promising. Today, there are two artificial reefs that were built thanks to EU funding. Artificial reefs improve the Baltic ecosystem The main objective of the reef project was to establish the feasibility of artificial reefs as attractive fishing areas. Thanks to EU funding, two artificial reefs were built in the Baltic Sea, at Nienhagen (4 ha in area, 1.5 km off ...
Source: Fish Focus
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