The UK's Blue Marine Foundation, a marine charity, is taking the UK to court for allowing overfishing in British waters. And above all, that it happens opposite to the levels that science says is possible to raise.
The conflicts within Swedish fishing are very fierce. Small-scale coastal fishermen on the east and south coasts face a small number of giant trawlers from the West Coast. I was looking forward to tough discussions and fruitful exchanges at this year's Fishing Forum. But met with pleasant company in a luxurious mingling environment.
The Swedish government is open to allowing limited small-scale eel fishing. It may also be possible to transfer eel fishing permits to the next generation, according to the regulatory letter to the Swedish Sea and Water Authority.
An investigation has been handed over to Rural Affairs Minister Peter Kullgren (KD) with proposals for a general ban on bottom trawling in protected sea areas.
I don’t usually go around picking fights with market traders. But the other day, a stall holder managed to ruin the Christmas mood. He was selling endangered animals wrapped in plastic, with Jingle Bells playing in the background.
The invasive fish species black-mouthed goby is already present along the Baltic coast. But now the fish species has made its way far up into the Bothnian Sea, writes Örnsköldsvik's Allehanda
I have just finished a film about the depletion of our oceans. It is frightening to see how people are affected, everywhere, when the fish disappear. How people both lose jobs and their source of protein. But how overfishing has affected the ecosystem, in the ocean, can be a far more serious consequence – long-term.
During the summer, there have been alarming reports from the Baltic Sea that the herring is running out. The cod is long gone. The party is over. Of all the world's fish stocks, 90% are fully exploited or threatened with collapse. The oceans are running dry, but there is a sea where there is enough fish for everyone, humans and fish, whales and birds. In northern Norway, the water is teeming with life.
In the ReCod project in Ar on Gotland, they have now succeeded in getting cod to spawn in captivity. This by trying to imitate the cod's natural environments in the laboratory. During the summer of 2022, it will therefore be possible to release around 1 million cod larvae in three different places in Sweden
Small-scale coastal fishermen in the Baltic Sea have been warning for many years that the availability of herring and herring is declining. The Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management also sees the same development, reports Swedish Radio's Ekot
We are going to the northern Norwegian fjord Kvänangen approximately 20 miles north of the Arctic Circle. Fishing boats from all over the Norwegian west coast come to this particular fjord during some intense winter months to fish huge amounts of herring. But there are also other creatures that want the herring. In addition to a number of predatory fish and gulls, an unusually high number of killer whales and large humpback whales have also become increasingly numerous. Sometimes there may be conflict
The annual fishing ban on eels is brought forward by one month. Now it will be forbidden to catch the critically endangered fish even during October. "Up to 40 percent of the fishing will disappear," says eel fisherman Hans-Inge"Hånsa"Olofsson
For decades, trawlers from Europe, China and Russia have been draining the sea off the coast of Senegal. With the fish running out, desperate poor people are scrambling to find new ways to survive. More and more people see Europe as a last resort. But that road is hard and expensive to take, and many times people end up back in Senegal again
Every year, large amounts of fishing equipment are lost in the sea. In many cases, the equipment continues to fish without anyone taking care of the catch – so-called ghost fishing. On the West Coast, lobster tins pose the big problem and it is estimated that thousands are lost annually. Along both the west and east coasts, however, several projects are underway aimed at cleaning the ocean from these death traps
Thousands of cod heads are hanging to dry on the quay off Husöy, a small island in the outer coastal strip of northern Norway. They are to be shipped to Africa, because
Sheltered animals face a painful death. At the bottom of Lysekil harbour there are about 60 dogfish and several rays. Dogfish, Klorocka and Knagrocka are classified as highly threatened and endangered. Tobias Dahlin/Deep Sea Reporter's close-up photos show with uncomfortable clarity that several of the sharks are still breathing, but dying.
Cod is one of the most important fish species in the Baltic Sea, but it is not doing well! Large areas of low-oxygen bottoms, decades of overfishing and failed management mean that the Baltic Sea cod stock is now facing an acute situation. In fact, it is not so certain that there will be any cod at all here in the future
In this video, we hear fisheries consultant Henrik C. Andersson's thoughts on total fishing bans and closed areas. In the supplementary article, we talk further about the topic with Martin Rydgren, investigator at the Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management
The Stockholm archipelago has been fishing for 9,000 years. Commercial fishing was widespread long before motorization and modern-day industrial trawlers. Herring and cod have been the most important species, and for Stockholmers, fish have contributed greatly to both jobs and protein intake. We go through the fishing history of the area with two experts
After a protracted dispute over who will be allowed to fish what, an agreement for 2022 has been reached between the UK and the EU. The agreement is receiving criticism from environmental organizations who believe that short-term financial gains are more important than long-term consequences for the environment and fish stocks
A new Danish research report shows that in recent years, 65% of all cod caught in trawlers' nets during lobster fishing have been discarded
EU fisheries ministers have agreed on fisheries in the Atlantic, including the North Sea, the Skagerrak and the Kattegat, next year. Environmental organizations are critical of parts of the agreement. France, Spain and Portugal in particular are singled out as irresponsible
"I soon discover that there is magic not just in the light and the wild interplay between the elements but also in the structures and culture that rugged coastal communities have created."
Today, a parliamentary majority has voted to move the limit for trawl fishing from 4 to 12 nautical miles from the Baltic Sea's Swedish coast. The Riksdag has also decided to allow more hunting of both seals and cormorants, and to make it easier for those who engage in small-scale commercial fishing
