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2019-10-15 Press room

Agreement on TACs for next year's fishing in the Baltic Sea

the last cod photo by peter ostlund Last night, the Council of Ministers agreed on next year's TACs (total allowable catches) in the Baltic Sea. Important steps have been taken for the cod as all directed fishing for cod is banned in the eastern Baltic Sea and only a smaller by-catch is allowed, with the purpose to help small-scale fisheries survive the difficult stock situation. All in all, the decision is a success for the Commission, the Swedish position and the Finnish Presidency.

2019-10-10 Press room

Fisheries Brief no. 20: Crucial decisions in the short and long term

There will be a great deal at stake when Sweden’s Minister for Rural Affairs Jennie Nilsson joins the EU’s other fisheries ministers on 14-15 October at meetings to decide next year’s fishing quotas. Ahead of these, the Riksdag’s Environment and Agriculture Committee and the Committee on European Union Affairs will set out their instructions for Sweden’s negotiating position on 10-11 October. These next few days will therefore be crucial, both in the short term and long term.

2019-09-24 Press room

Fisheries Brief no. 19: Recovery takes time

In mid-October, EU fisheries ministers will make a decision on next year’s cod fishing in the Baltic Sea. Scientific advice published by the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) states that the quota will have to be zero for a number of years. The EU Commission has this year already introduced an emergency ban on all cod fishing and has called for next year’s quota to be zero for all targeted cod fishing. A very heavy responsibility now rests on the shoulders of the region’s politicians – they have to resist special interests who want to continue fishing, while at the same time ensuring that the proposal for a fishing ban for 2020 is followed by long-term measures.

2019-09-11 Press room

Fisheries Brief no. 18: The Commission proposes a zero quota

The Commission is proposing a ban for 2020 on all targeted cod fishing in the eastern stock, with a sharp reduction in the quota for the western stock also proposed. The Council of Ministers will make the final quota decision in mid-October. The Council of Ministers is often opposed to the Commission’s proposals and allocates larger quotas than those set out in scientific recommendations.