Information: Short film by Joakim Odelberg

Author: BalticSea2020
Year published: 2012

When Joakim Odelberg was on Koh Lanta in Thailand, he discovered that many restaurants serve the now endangered tuna. Odelberg chose to inform restaurant owners about the situation of the tuna and also took the opportunity to talk about Hugh's Fish Fights important work for sustainable fishing.

In the film, we meet some of the restaurant owners, who after Odelbergs visit chose to make a difference. Meet among others Darren Troy, owner of The Irish Embassy Bar and Ulf Pettersson, owner of the restaurant The Frog and Lanta Diver.

The film is available on Joakim Odelbergs youtube page, but also at the program area Information at the BalticSea2020 website.

Read more about Hugh's Fish Fights projects here. Also visit Fish Fights website www.fishfight.net.

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