Germany: EU Fisheries Council decides to continue protective measures in the Baltic Sea for 2023
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Published Oct 18, 2022
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10/17/2022 | 15:31:00 | ID: 34351 | Department: Agriculture | Fisheries Berlin (agrar-PR) - BMEL convenes a model commission for the future of German Baltic Sea fisheriesThe Council of EU fisheries ministers today in Luxembourg decided on the catch quotas for the Baltic Sea stocks for the year 2023.
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10/17/2022 | 15:31:00 | ID: 34351 | Department: Agriculture | fishing Berlin (agrar-PR) - BMEL convenes a model commission for the future of German Baltic Sea fisheries. 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. 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: ...
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