Poland: The end of herring fishing in the Baltic Sea?

Herring

Seafood

Poland

Regulation & Compliances

Published Oct 4, 2023

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Poland is protesting against the European Commission's decision to limit fishing for central herring in the Baltic Sea from January 1. The Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Agriculture stated that this decision could lead to the liquidation of the Polish fleet and make it difficult to compensate fishermen, similar to the ban on cod fishing in 2019. Poland plans to join Baltic countries in protesting this decision and is also concerned about another potential ban on stiffening in the fish processing industry, which could result in the loss of 6,000 jobs in Poland.

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Today, in a bilateral, Polish-Lithuanian format, talks were held at the Ministry of Agriculture regarding the decision proposed by the European Commission to limit fishing for central herring in the Baltic Sea from January 1. – Poland does not consent to this and, together with other Baltic and Scandinavian countries, we will protest against it – announced Krzysztof Ciecióra, Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Agriculture. First the cod, now the herring According to the deputy minister, the EC's decision means "the liquidation of the Polish fleet, the small-scale one, within the next two-three months." Ciecióra reminded that this is another decision of this type by the European Commission after the ban on cod fishing introduced in 2019, which was also formulated in such a way that it makes it difficult to pay compensation to fishermen. - We cannot imagine practically informing our fishermen overnight that they will not be able to perform their work from January 1 - noted ...

Source: Farmer.pl