Germany: Sustainable stock management in the North Sea will continue

Published Dec 11, 2024

Tridge summary

The EU Fisheries Council has set the fishing opportunities for 2025 in the North Sea and North East Atlantic, with stable protective measures for eels and changes in quotas for various stocks. The quotas for herring, pollock, cod, haddock, and plaice in the North Sea are decreasing, while those for mackerel are significantly reduced due to overfishing. The Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture expresses concerns about the cod catch limit and the need to consider other factors for the decline in the eel stock.

Disclaimer: The above summary was generated by Tridge's proprietary AI model for informational purposes.

Original content

12/11/2024 | 1:04:00 PM | ID: 40464 | Department: Agriculture | Fisheries Berlin (agrar-PR) - EU Fisheries Council sets fishing opportunities for the North Sea and North East Atlantic Timely advance agreements with the United Kingdom and Norway provide planning security After long negotiations, the EU Fisheries Ministers agreed on the total permissible catches for 2025 in the North Sea and North East Atlantic and other waters in Brussels on the night of Wednesday (December 11). The stocks that are important for Germany had already been the subject of the fisheries consultations with the United Kingdom and Norway, and the various bilateral and trilateral negotiation formats were successfully concluded last week. There is stability for the protective measures for eels - the regulations already in force in the current year will be continued. This includes in particular a six-month closed season, which has yet to be determined for the North Sea by the respective member states, and a ...

Source: Agrar