Article: Jacob Hagberg on the significance of fisheries policy for fishing and the marine environment in the Baltic Sea

Author: Ida Mårtensson, BalticSea2020
Year published: 2012


In early September Jacob Hagberg, project leader BalticSea2020, was interviewed on the reform of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP). In the presence of the European Parliament voting on the CFP in late November 2012, Jacob Hagberg talks about the significance of an improved policy. The article is one of several that BalticSea2020 plan to publish on the website. Each article will focus on projects founded by BalticSea2020.

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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