Press Release: 2006 Baltic fish quotas: Commission proposes to make cod fishing possibilities conditional on a reduction in fishing effort to rebuild depleted stocks

The European Commission on 24 November 2005 presented a proposal on fishing possibilities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks in the Baltic Sea for 2006. While the state of most Baltic fish stocks was fairly good, allowing for stable or even increased fishing possibilities to be proposed, the cod stocks continued to give cause for concern. The objective was therefore to rebuild these cod stocks and protect those in a sound biological state while maintaining, as far as possible, the economic activities of the fleets concerned.