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Pike wetland – Do they have any importance for the Baltic Sea coastal area?
Project leader: BalticSea2020
One way of strengthening stocks is to construct so-called pike wetlands, but is this having any noticeable effect? Supported by BalticSea2020, this project will investigate whether pike wetlands are ...
Save the Baltic Sea Cod – protect coastal fisheries
Project leader: BalticSea2020
BalticSea2020 is now launching a project to strengthen cod stocks, including a recommendation for a permanent ban on trawling for cod. Save the Baltic Sea Cod – protect coastal fisheries The ...
Tagging project to map the cods’ growth
International project that will examine the growth of eastern Baltic Sea cod. Tagging project to map the cods’ growth Cod is an important species for the Baltic Sea, both as a top predator in ...
Trawling for Sticklebacks in the Gulf of Bothnia
Project leader: Pär Byström, Umeå universitet
After a successful outcome of the project “Wetland restoration for viable predatory fish stocks” with a focus on pike, The Swedish Anglers Association initiates a project on the coastal populations ...
Cod in the Åland Sea
Project leader: Ulf Bergström, Sveriges Lantbruksuniversitet
In the project Cod in the Åland Sea, the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) will work on a genetic study to clarify whether the cod in the Åland Sea is different from other cod stocks in ...
Restoration efforts with perch in focus
Project leader: Joel Norlin, Sportfiskarna
After a successful outcome of the project “Wetland restoration for viable predatory fish stocks” with a focus on pike, The Swedish Anglers Association initiates a project on the coastal ...
Towards length-optimised fishing in the Baltic Sea
Project leader: Staffan Larsson, STPO
A project to develop sustainable cod fishing practices in the Baltic Sea, with the aim of improving the cod’s average size. Towards length-optimized fishing in the Baltic Sea The cod population ...
The CFP Reform program
Project leader: BalticSea2020
During 2012, the EU decided on new fisheries legislation. BalticSea2020 is working intensively to contribute towards a sustainable common fisheries policy. The CFP reform The new Common Fisheries ...
One hundred years of fish growth – a call from the archives
Project leader: Henrik Svedäng
In recent times, both the growth and the condition of cod have deteriorated. What are the risks of diminishing fish growth and how have the growthpatterns of various fish species looked like over time? ...
Collecting ghost nets in the Baltic Sea - part 2
Project leader: Piotr Predki, BalticSea2020
After successful results of the pilot project carried out by WWF Poland with the support of Baltic Sea 2020 in 2011, collecting ghost nets in the Baltic Sea continues. Collecting ghost nets in ...
Voices from the Baltic Sea talk about the CFP regulation
Project leader: Jacob Hagberg, BalticSea2020
See our interviews with people from several Baltic Sea countries and hear their opinions about the CFP Reform. Voices from the Baltic Sea talk about the CFP regulation As a result of the renegotiation ...
The establishment of a Marine Stewardship Council in the Baltic region
Project leader: Minna Epps, MSC
Certified fish is making it easier for consumers to buy sustainbly The establishment of a Marine Stewardship Council in the Baltic region Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), was founded in 1997. ...
The establishment of a Marine Stewardship Council in the Baltic region II
Project leader: Minna Epps, MSC
The certification of fish and fish can easily show consumers which fish that are legally caught, of sustainable and well-managed stocks. Now MSC has developed its activity around the Baltic Sea with ...
Wetland restoration for viable predatory fish stocks
Project leader: Stefan Nyström, Sportfiskarna
Is it possible to strengthen the predatory fish stocks by restoring their reproduction areas? Wetland restoration for viable predatory fish stocks The populations of predatory fish such as pike ...
Mitigating eutrophication effects by use of bio-manipulation
Project leader: Sture Hansson, Stockholms universitet
Is it possible to decrease the effects of eutrophication by a release of predatory fish in a sea area? Mitigating eutrophication effects by use of bio-manipulation There are studies that suggest ...
Facilitating fisheries governance in the Baltic by creating a national stakeholder platform in Poland
Project leader: Ilan Chabay, Chalmers Tekniska Högskola
Network of stakeholders for a national consensus in fisheries issues Facilitating fisheries governance in the Baltic by creating a national stakeholder platform in Poland In order to build broad ...
Pilot project: Collecting Ghost nets
Project leader: Piotr Predki, WWF Poland
Abandoned or lost fishing gear, so called ghost nets, keep catching fish and mammals Pilot project: Collecting Ghost nets Apart from eutrophication, overfishing, excessive maritime transport ...
The Cod Project 2009
Project leader: Katarina Veem, Baltic Sea 2020
Advocacy activities to make sure the management plan would be followed The Cod Project 2009 Baltic Sea 2020 has identified Fisheries, namely Cod Fisheries, to be one of the areas where there ...
Best practice of fisheries management
Project leader: Katarina Veem, Baltic Sea 2020
Learning from other marine areas and applying it to the Baltic Sea context Best practice of fisheries management Fisheries management in Europe has failed to deliver on its goals under the ...
Facilitating governance among Baltic Sea fisheries stakeholders
Project leader: Ilan Chabay, Chalmers University of Technology
Analysis of the Baltic Sea Regional Advisory Council Facilitating governance among Baltic Sea fisheries stakeholders The Baltic Sea Regional Advisory Council (BS RAC) is responsible for fisheries ...