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    The Finnish-Swedish ‘herring war’ is taking its toll on fish stocks in the Baltic Sea

    The Finnish-Swedish ‘herring war’ is taking its toll on fish stocks in the Baltic Sea

    When the EU’s fisheries ministers meet to negotiate next year’s catch quotas at the end of October, Sweden will be taking a cautious line, whilst Finland wants to push for higher catches. Two countries that could be working together to ensure long-term sustainability in the ocean are instead standing on opposite shores, pulling in different directions. How did it come to this?