The European Commission's new proposal: reduce bycatch of Baltic cod by 2026
Published 2025년 9월 2일
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The specific targets are to reduce bycatch of cod in the Western Baltic Sea by 84%, cod in the Eastern Baltic Sea by 63%, herring in the Bay of Bothnia by 62%, and herring in the Western Baltic Sea by 50%.
This move aims to address the ongoing deterioration in the conservation status of these fish populations.
According to the proposal, bycatch of cod in the Western Baltic Sea will be limited to 42 tons, cod in the Eastern Baltic Sea and southern Baltic Sea cod to 159 tons each, herring in the Western Baltic Sea to 394 tons, and herring in the Bay of Bothnia to 25,560 tons.
These limits are in line with the "2026 Brussels Framework for Baltic Fisheries Opportunities," which sets total allowable catches (TAC) and quotas for 10 fish populations under EU jurisdiction.
This move aims to address the ongoing deterioration in the conservation status of these fish populations.
According to the proposal, bycatch of cod in the Western Baltic Sea will be limited to 42 tons, cod in the Eastern Baltic Sea and southern Baltic Sea cod to 159 tons each, herring in the Western Baltic Sea to 394 tons, and herring in the Bay of Bothnia to 25,560 tons.
These limits are in line with the "2026 Brussels Framework for Baltic Fisheries Opportunities," which sets total allowable catches (TAC) and quotas for 10 fish populations under EU jurisdiction.
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The specific targets are: reducing bycatch of cod in the Western Baltic by 84%, reducing cod in the Eastern Baltic by 63%, reducing herring in the Bay of Bothnia by 62%, and reducing herring in the Western Baltic by 50%. This move aims to address the ongoing deterioration of the conservation status of these fish populations. According to the proposal, bycatch of cod in the Western Baltic will be limited to 42 tons, cod in the Eastern Baltic and southern Baltic cod to 159 tons each, herring in the Western Baltic to 394 tons, and herring in the Bay of Bothnia to 25,560 ...
Source: Foodmate
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