Updating Baltic Sea Herring Management

Summary

The proposal updates fishing rules for herring stocks in the Baltic Sea based on new scientific advice. It aims to ensure fish populations remain at sustainable levels.
10 16.07.2018
Other
fisheries
environment

Key points

  • Updating the management rules for herring stocks in the Baltic Sea to ensure sustainability.
  • Merging the Bothnian Sea and Bothnian Bay herring stocks into a single assessment unit due to scientific findings.
  • Implementing new fishing mortality ranges based on updated scientific advice from ICES.
  • Establishing new biomass safeguard levels to protect fish populations from overexploitation.
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