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April 25, 2023
New report: Empowering EU Fisheries Policy to Restore Marine Health, Tackle Climate Change and Create Jobs
On the 19th of April 2023 a new report from Our Fish and Vertigo Lab was launched: Empowering EU Fisheries Policy to Restore Marine Health, Tackle Climate Change and Create Jobs.The launch webinar, attended by FishSec, can be viewed here. The executive summary and full report can be found below. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The European … Continued
February 13, 2023
SLU-study show negative trend of pike populations in the Baltic Sea
A study conducted by the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, SLU, with the main purpose to assess temporal trends in the coastal pike population in the Baltic Sea was published in January. The study shows a clear population decrease over time with data covering 8 different countries over a period of 15-20 years. Earlier studies … Continued
February 3, 2023
Denmark and EU to fund extensive studies on the impact of bottom trawls
How is the seabed affected when you use bottom-trawls and how different is the impact depending on what bottom dragging tool you choose? The Danish Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries invests 16 million DKK in a new study focusing on the consequences of bottom-trawling and other questions in a study that will examine the … Continued
January 25, 2023
New report examines long-term effects of no-take zones in Swedish waters
Marine protected areas (MPAs) are increasingly established worldwide to protect and restore degraded ecosystems. However, the level of protection varies among MPAs and has been found to affect the outcome of the closure. In no-take zones (NTZs), no fishing or extraction of marine organisms is allowed. The EU Commission recently committed to protect 30% of … Continued
January 25, 2023
PECH hearing on the perfomance of the Baltic MAP
With the 2002 reform of the common fishery policy (CFP), multiannual management plans started to replace the year-to-year management of fish stocks in European Community waters. Social and economic factors play an important role in determining the success or the failure of these plans. A successful multiannual management plan is one that not only ensures … Continued
January 11, 2023
The Øresund Aquarium: “Ridiculous amount of juvenile cod this year”
Studies conducted by The Øresund Aquarium show that there is a record number of juvenile cod in Øresund, meanwhile the cod populations in Danish waters in general is close to collapse. Due to the massive decline in the Baltic Sea cod stocks, a total stop of targeted cod fishing was introduced in 2022 during its … Continued
December 23, 2022
Nordic flatfish project show limited potential in increased sector cooperation
In early December the Nordic Council of Ministers published the final work from The Flatfish Project, a project with the objective to study the Nordic flatfish value chains and the significance of Nordic supplies within the North-European flatfish value chains. The project was as well intended to facilitate networking and cooperation between stakeholders in the … Continued
December 13, 2022
All night fisheries negotiations yield poor results for most threatened fish in the EU
Press release from: Seas at Risk, The Fisheries Secretariat, Our Fish and Sciaena Annual EU Fisheries Ministers All-Nighter Again Fails to Protect Most Vulnerable Fish Stocks EU fisheries ministers fail to adequately protect critically endangered European eel and other vulnerable fish species during quota negotiations for 2023 Brussels, 13 December 2022: Today, after a marathon … Continued
December 8, 2022
NGOs call on Macron to protect more sea ahead of COP 15
Three days before the opening of COP15, the 15th meeting of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, several NGOs published an open letter in the french paper Le Monde calling on president Emmanuel Macron to send a message to the world that France is serious when it comes to protecting its marine areas. In the … Continued
November 3, 2022
Time to stop fishing and start restoring habitats – zero catches and zero anthropogenic mortality advised for European eel
The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea, ICES, published its scientific advice for European eel for 2023 earlier today. It reinforces last year’s advice, of zero catches in all habitats and for all life stages, by also highlighting conservation aspects and advising zero mortality for all non-fisheries related human impacts. The European eel … Continued