EU Summit: ‘Critical Situation for the Baltic Sea’

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EU countries have agreed that the Baltic Sea's endangered fish stocks should be managed on a scientific basis. Despite this, cod has completely collapsed and the stocks of herring and sprat have dropped to critical alarm levels. DN's science reporter Jörn Spolander tries to understand what is happening.

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Even a total stop to fishing may not be enough to allow fish stocks in the Baltic Sea to recover. That is the conclusion of a new report from the EU, writes TT.

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Even a total fishing ban may not be enough to save stocks in the Baltic Sea, warns a new alarm report. EU leaders and ministers are now gathering for a broad crisis meeting in Stockholm.

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Stockholm, 30 Sept 2025 (AFP) – Negotiations on fishing quotas authorised in 2026 in the Baltic Sea are expected to be tough, EU Commissioner for Fisheries Costas Kadis warned on Tuesday in Stockholm, on the margins of a meeting with the ministers of the Baltic countries. The EU's twenty-second fisheries ministers will meet [...]

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The Baltic Sea is in such bad shape that even a fishing ban is not enough to save the stocks, according to a new EU report. Today, EU ministers will hold an emergency meeting in Stockholm to discuss the situation. In about a month, EU countries will decide on the catch quotas that will apply in the Baltic Sea next year. However, a new report commissioned by the EU ahead of the decision-making process, written by fisheries expert Christian Möllma…