This year’s process around fishing quotas in the Baltic Sea has now started. As noted in a number of articles in the media, there is a broad consensus among scientists on the need to reduce fishing quotas to secure herring stocks. At the same time, the commissioned calculation indicates increased quotas. This is a clear sign that the current system is not working and needs to be changed. While waiting for that change, we think that responsible politicians should make decisions based on caution, i.e. stop large-scale industrial fishing for a while.
ICES new fishing forecasts – sharp quota reduction required to meet agreed risk level
The fishing quotas for the Gulf of Bothnia look like they need to be reduced by 62 percent to meet the EU’s highest acceptable risk level for fish stocks. This is according to assessments and forecasts of stock trends and maximum sustainable catches presented by scientists at the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) on Wednesday, May 28.
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