Package of measures for German Baltic Sea fisheries decided

Germany

Published May 7, 2022

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Second round table at the BMEL on the critical situation of Baltic Sea fisheries. The State Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Silvia Bender, invited her counterparts from the three coastal states and representatives of the fisheries associations concerned for the second time today to talk about the future of Baltic fisheries.

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05/06/2022 | 17:10:00 | ID: 33054 | Department: Agriculture | fishing Berlin (agrar-PR) - Second round table in the BMEL on the critical situation of Baltic Sea fisheriesFor the second time today, the State Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Silvia Bender, invited her counterparts from the three coastal states and representatives of the fisheries associations concerned to to talk about the future of Baltic fisheries. At the second round table, the federal and state governments jointly decided on short-term measures to support German Baltic fisheries and the establishment of a model commission. Sustainable future prospects are to be developed within the framework of the commission. The situation for the German Baltic Sea fishery is still very critical due to the poor stock situation of the "bread fish" herring and cod and has become even worse due to the consequences of the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine. State Secretary Silvia Bender: “With our ...

Source: Agrar