October 2011
Published: 06/10/2011
The input in relation to the 2012 potential fishing opportunities in the Baltic Sea highlights the need for more conservative fishing opportunities for several of the pelagic stocks, as proposed by the Commission, in order to reach Maximum Sustainable Yield by 2015 and ensure the basis of future profitable fisheries. Furthermore, there is now a pressing need for a revision of the multiannual plan for Baltic Sea cod.