News
August 17, 2012
Commission proposes Baltic quotas for 2013
Today, the Commission has proposed quotas for Baltic Sea fish stocks for 2013. These will be negotiated at the October Council by national fisheries ministers, and concern five species; cod, herring, sprat, salmon and plaice.
August 16, 2012
An attack by sea – an art happening has moored in Stockholm
M/S Anton is a floating art installation with more than 70 bronze sculptures. The refugee boat is a work of art and a political manifestation that brings the feel of the world's refugee problems all the way into the city port to create reflection and debate.
July 26, 2012
Members of the Polish President´s office joins the Clean Up the Baltic Sea march
Our Planet Foundation is marching for a cleaner Baltic through their sixth educational program “See the Baltic…”, for the International Clean Up the Baltic campaign.
July 23, 2012
The king of the Polish rivers inspires children and youth to care for clean rivers
Klub Gaja took over the streets of Katowice, Warsawa and Hel together with a school of salmon and children who came to learn about why the salmon needs clean waters to live in.
July 19, 2012
Greenpeace calls for action on the EU fisheries reform
Greenpeace’s inflatable fishing boat takes over the city Centre in Gdansk, Poland, in a call for Poland and the EU to take action and support a sustainable CFP reform.
July 16, 2012
Commission report on EU overcapacity branded “inadequate and lacking clarity”
In their evaluation of national efforts during 2010 to achieve a sustainable balance between fishing capacity and fishing opportunities, based on reports submitted by Member States, the Commission concluded that “it will be difficult to eliminate overcapacity in the short term if no changes are made to the current policy”.
July 13, 2012
Regionalisation and discards on the agenda at the 11th Polish Fisheries Roundtable meeting
The CFP reform, with a focus on regonalisation and discards were the priorities during the 11th Polish Fisheries Roundtable meeting.
July 2, 2012
Council General Approach labelled “irresponsible”
A joint NGO response to the General Approach, which was agreed to by a majority of Member States at the June Council, has called on MEPs to reject their approach for the CFP reform and “fix Europe’s broken fisheries policy”.
June 29, 2012
Race to Save the Baltic – different timeframes in place
It became clear during the seminar this Thursday that the Race to Save the Baltic is a matter of time. For fishery management, result on the fish stock can often be seen within five years after political decisions and actions have been carried out. For eutrophication and agricultural matters on the other hand, the timeframe between when a political decision has been made to when the results can be seen in the Baltic Sea can take as long as 20-30 years.
June 21, 2012
Improving selectivity on Baltic cod trawlers
On 24-25 May, a seminar on how to develop more selective gears in the Baltic demersal trawl fishery was held in Karlskrona, Sweden. The seminar was hosted by the EU funded LOT 1 project which aims to develop more selective trawls through collaboration between fishermen and scientists.