Fishery: The new Common Fisheries Policy will be adopted

Author: BalticSea2020
Year published: 2013

On December 10, 2013 the European Parliament gave its support for the negotiated document which the trialouges (the European Parliament, the Council of Ministers and the EU Commission) previously developed for a new Common Fisheries Policy (CFP). This means that the new CFP will be adopted in the form it had after the negotiations between the trialogues and then implemented across Europe. The new CFP will most likely apply as of January 2014.

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