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2019-06-27 Eutrophication

New article: Industrial livestock farms can achive a nutrient cycle

Animal manure has always been used as a nutrient in crop production. As livestock farming became increasingly industrialized, farms became so big that there was not enough land available for dispersing the manure they produced. Without proper management, nutrients (nitrogen and phosphorus) are released from the manure. The nitrogen is released into the air and contributes to climate change. The phosphorus enters watercourses and contributes to eutrophication in lakes and seas.

2019-06-12 Press room

Fisheries Brief no. 15: Good job government! Now the real work begins

The situation facing the Baltic cod is so severe that this could be our last chance to ensure that the stock recovers; otherwise it will be destroyed (see Fisheries Brief no. 12).On 29 May, the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) presented its recommendation for next year’s fishing quotas for Baltic cod. The proposed quota for the eastern stock is zero (0), while for the western stock a range between 5305 and 7245 tonnes, including recreational fishing, has been proposed. On 3 June, the Swedish government announced that it will work to introduce an emergency ban from 1 July this year. The government also supports ICES’s recommendation of a ban on cod fishing in 2020.

2019-06-10 Press room

The government wants to see emergency measures for Baltic cod

On the 3rd of June, representatives from the EU’s Baltic countries attended a meeting of the Baltic Sea Fisheries Forum (BALTFISH) in order to discuss the situation facing the cod. Following last week’s publication of scientific advice on next year’s fishing in the Baltic Sea by the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES), it was clear that the situation facing cod in the eastern Baltic stock is now so critical that a zero catch is proposed (read more about the advice here).

2019-05-29 Press room

Comment on ICES advice on cod quota in the Baltic Sea

Today the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) proposes that the fishing quota for eastern Baltic cod should be set to zero next year. The cod stock has deteriorated for a long time and is now considered to be so close to the limit that it is unclear if recovery even is possible. ICES notes that the only thing that can be done is to stop all fishing for cod in the Baltic Sea.