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Wednesday, 05.03.2025, 03:36
European Commission suggests increasing cod catch quotas in Baltic Sea
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Thousands of extra tons of the fish will be made available to fleets in 2010 if the Commission's proposal based on scientific advice is accepted at a meeting of the European Union's fisheries ministers next month, informs AFP/REUTERS/LETA.
The Commission wants to increase the legal EU catch for Baltic cod from 60,917 tons to 68,967 tons, amid evidence of a rise in the numbers of fish thrown away after being caught.
The Commission proposed a 15% increase in the allowable catch for Eastern Baltic cod to 51,267 tons, and an increase of 9% for Western Baltic cod to 17,700 tons.
"The positive trend for Baltic Sea cod gives us confidence that the plan we have adopted to rebuild the stocks is working," said EU Fisheries Commissioner Joe Borg.
On the other hand, the Western herring stock has continued to decline after a 2009 catch that exceeded scientific advice, and the 2010 catch must therefore be reduced; the same as the sprat and sea salmon catch.
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