EU sprat quotas stifle Latvian fishermen

Published 2024년 10월 23일

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The European Commission has proposed significant reductions in fishing quotas for various species in the Baltic Sea for 2025, aiming to restore depleting fish stocks. The proposed reductions include a 36% decrease in salmon, a 20% decrease in sprat, a 68-73% decrease in cod, and a 50% decrease in West Baltic herring in the main basin. However, herring catch in the Central Baltic and the Gulf of Riga may see an increase. These decisions, particularly the sprat catch reduction, have raised concerns among Latvia and the Latvian Fishermen's Association, who are fighting for a smaller reduction. The final decisions on these fishing limits will be made by EU ministers in October.

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At the end of August, the European Commission approved its proposal for EU fisheries in the Baltic Sea for 2025. In particular, it is proposed to reduce salmon catch in the main Baltic Sea basin by 36% and in the Gulf of Finland by 20%. It is proposed to reduce sprat catch by 42%, cod catch, depending on the Baltic region, by 68-73%, and West Baltic herring by 50%. At the same time, according to the EC proposal, the herring catch in the Central Baltic may be increased by 108%, as well as herring in the Gulf of Riga by 10%. When deciding on fishing restrictions next year, Latvia may be most affected by the EU proposal to reduce sprat catch by 42%. The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) also called for a reduction in fishing quotas in the spring, but their recommendations are more moderate – they recommend reducing the sprat fishing quota by 32%. Latvia is against such a reduction, said the Minister of Agriculture Armands Krauze from the Union of Greens and ...

Source: Fishretail