Fishery: New report on restoration measures for perch

Author: BalticSea2020
Year published: 2017

The perch has previously been commonly occurring along the Baltic Sea coastline, but similar to the pike; the perch has decreased during the mid -1990s. The cause is hard to pinpoint, but the decrease of the perch coincides with several other changes in the Baltic Sea ecosystem. In the project "Restoration efforts with perch in focus" the Swedish Anglers Association has gathered knowledge and developed restoration measures for perch and explored the possibility of increasing the reproduction of perch. In april they published the final report from the project. 

The results show that there are measures that can improve the situation of the fish. Read more in the Sport Fisherman's final report here.

Our focus areas

fisheryThe stock of predatory fish is crucial for the state of the Baltic Sea. Therefore, the Foundation worked to ensure that the environmental effects of fishing should be a central part of the EU's Common Fisheries Policy. The Foundation also worked on projects to increase the proportion of predatory fish, such as cod, pike and perch. Read more

eutroEutrophication is caused by emissions of nutrients that come from e.g. agriculture, water treatment plants, sewage and transportation. To find measures that could reduce emissions the Foundation worked on projects in agriculture, industrial animal farms and the coastal zone, to research on measures to catch or bind nutrients. Read more

seagull-informationTo create awareness about the threats and opportunities the Baltic Sea is facing, the Foundation initiated a 10-year media and film project with journalist Folke Rydén and photographer Mattias Klum. The Foundation has also supported Stockholm University Baltic Sea Centre (Baltic Eye), and Baltic Sea Science Center at Skansen. Read more