Past Events

Agenda Baltic Conference Stockholm 30_09_2025

As part of the project Small fish big impact, our partner organisation Deutsche Umwelthilfe holds a digital fisheries dialogue and launch event for the report Small fish with a big impact. Event is held in German over Zoom. Moderated by Dr. Katja Hockun, Senior Expert Meeresschutz und Fischerei, Deutsche Umwelthilfe Agenda

• Können Dorsch und Hering noch gerettet werden? - Dr. Rainer Froese (GEOMAR)
• Neuer Bericht “Small fish with a big impact”: Sorge um Sprotte und Hering in der Ostsee – Isabel Seeger (Deutsche Umwelthilfe)
• Wissenschaftliche Empfehlungen des ICES: Lücken und Lösungsvorschläge - Prof. Dr. Christian Möllmann (Universität Hamburg)

Management of fisheries in the Baltic Sea has generally failed to meet its objectives. Two recently published scientific articles dive deeper into the reasons. A new calculation showing a decline in the abundance of eels in northern European coastal waters and calls into question the effectiveness of the decentralized management of eels based on national eel management plans. Another article analyzes serious deficiencies in the EU's centralised management of key commercial fish stocks, such as cod, herring and sprat, and proposes an alternative, more precautionary and ecosystem-based approach.   Warm welcome to a seminar presenting these findings and discussing their implications for future policy! Speakers are Henrik Svedäng, Stockholm University Baltic Sea Centre, and Eva Papaioannou, GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel. Date: Wednesday 24 September 2025 Time: 08.30 – 09.15 Place: Scandic Klara, Slöjdgatan 7, Stockholm as well as digitally

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• Livestream link
• Registration link

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• Event page

On the 23rd of September, starting at 9:30, the NSAC will be holding an Informal Dialogue on the Future of Bottom Fishing in the North Sea. The event will be held in Gothenburg (SE) and online. If you are interested, you are welcome to join the event. Below please find all the relevant meeting logistics.   Programme  Attached, please find the flyer and the programme of the event. All relevant documents as well as future updates will be uploaded to the webpage of the event. Informal Dialogue on Future of Bottom fishing Registration If you wish to join, please register at the form: https://forms.gle/f3rmNTKCFkzcuKcd8 Location The meeting will be taking place at the Swedish Fishers PO headquarters in Gothenburg: Fiskhamnsgatan 33, 414 51 Göteborg.  Due to limited space in the venue, we kindly ask external stakeholders to join the meeting online. Web connection The meeting will have an MS Teams connection available. A link to the meeting will be sent to all registered attendees ahead of the event.

Monday 22 September

• 15:00-18:30

Tuesday 23 September

• 09:00-12:30 14:30-18:30

https://r.newsletter.consilium.europa.eu/mk/mr/sh/1t6AVsd2XFnIGFAIhAn7ACY8zdzc74/gFnYP5YuJIOE

Agenda highlights

European climate law

EU environment ministers will hold a policy debate on a proposal to amend the European climate law to establish a binding intermediate climate target for 2040. The proposal introduces a target to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 90% by 2040, compared to 1990 levels. It also outlines key elements and conditions that the European Commission must reflect in its legislative proposals for the post-2030 policy framework to enable member states to achieve the 2040 target.

• Climate Change: what is the EU doing (background information)
• Proposal to amend the European climate law (European Commission) 

EU nationally determined contribution to the UNFCCC

Ministers will also discuss the EU’s updated 2035 nationally determined contribution (NDC) to be submitted to the UNFCCC, the UN climate convention. NDCs are an integral part of the Paris Agreement, which requires each party to the convention to update their NDCs every five years. The next round of submissions is due ahead of COP30 (10–21 November 2025). NDCs set out the efforts made by each country to reduce national emissions and adapt to the impacts of climate change. The EU submits an NDC on behalf of the EU and its member states.

• Paris Agreement on climate change (background information)
• Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) (UNFCCC website) 

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• Registration link
• Theme sessions