Fisheries in Sweden within the project BalticSCOPE www.balticscope.eu * The information presented is the working exercise of the cross-border maritime spatial planning discussions and can not be treated as the official opinion of the European Commission and the Member States involved in the consortium of the Baltic SCOPE project.

1. Fish/Fisheries/Aquaculture
2nd Planners meeting 24 August in
Tallinn
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2. Fisheries in Central Baltic
• Main species caught in the Central Baltic:
herring (particular important in the Gulf of
Riga), sprat, cod (in particular southern part),
salmon and flounder
• Active (mainly trawl) and static gear are used
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4. Requirements of the sector
• Fishable and healthy fish stocks
• Access to fishing locations, landing ports,
ports for bunkering (fuel and other supplies)
and repairs.
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5. Crossborder cod
spawning and nursery
areas
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6. Common Fisheries Policy (CFP)
regulates fisheries
Some examples of relevant CFP-features:
• Special rules for fishing in neighbouring countries
territorial waters (e.g. SE-DK in Öresund and in the Baltic
Sea, DK-DE in the Baltic Sea)
• Multispecies management plan for cod and herring
• Cod closure areas (seasonal): Bornholm (cross border),
Eastern Gotland (cross border) and Gdansk basins
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7. Fisheries restriction zones
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8. Swedish pelagic fishery by trawl
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Swedish demersal fishery

10. Swedish national
interest areas
for fisheries
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11. Fisheries and other activities
Potential conflicts:
• Mining and dumping (fh, fl)
• Energy installations including cables (fh, fl)
• Marine conservation (fl)
• Traffic/Safety (static gear/traffic pattern) (fl, fh?)
• Between different types of fisheries (fh, fl)
• Recreational fisheries
• Marine aquaculture (fl) comment: no marine aquaculture in the
plan area at the moment
• Cultural heritage (fl)
fh – fish habitats, fl- fishing locations
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12. Fish/Fisheries in Baltic SCOPE
• Fish and fisheries are truly transboundary
• Common Fisheries Policy
• Lot of data, but not presented as planning
evidence
• Fisheries in relation to other uses
(in particular shipping and energy)
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13. Fish/Fisheries in Baltic SCOPE
• YES, but some challenges!
• Thematic group- fisheries administration/
links to fisheries administration
• Stakeholders – possibly?
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14. Topics in the Possible topics in
thematic work
• A general overview – fish and fisheries map
(based on HELCOM/ICES-data and national input)
• More detailed analysis in defined geographical areas
(starting point would be where there are potential conflicts
related to energy and shipping)’
• How to handle the dynamics of fisheries? Tomorrow’s
fisheries might be different from today’s?
• How are the conflicts handled legally (restrictions, safety
distances etc) and practically?
• Compilation of on-going initiatives related to regulation of
fisheries in MPA:s
• Lessons learnt: How to deal with fisheries in MSP
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