The workshop took place on 15 July 2026 and included three study presentations, each of which focused on a specific EU sea basin. The workshop explored how Member States address joint management of shared stocks in cross-border situations and highlighted different views on fisheries cooperation in different sea basins, in Read more…
Publication: June 2026 Download: English Executive summary: ES – DE – EN – FR – IT– PL At a glance note: English Authors: Cristina PITA, Xochitl ELIAS ILOSVAY, Priscila SILVA, Mónica MANDADO (Institute of Marine Research – IIM-CSIC, Vigo, Spain) Executive summary Background Fisheries in the Western Waters are characterised Read more…
Publication: June 2026 Download: English Executive summary: ES – DE – EN – FR – IT– PL At a glance note: English Authors: Emma BJÖRKVIK (Uppsala University, Department of Earth Sciences, Campus Gotland, Sweden). Executive summary Background In the Baltic Sea, several commercial fish stocks have declined substantially over time, Read more…
Publication: June 2026 Download: English Executive summary: ES – DE – EN – FR – IT– PL At a glance note: English Authors: Matteo CHIARINI, Isabella BITETTO, Pierluigi CARBONARA, Maria Teresa SPEDICATO (COISPA Foundation, Bari, Italy) Executive summary Background The Mediterranean Sea constitutes a maritime basin of profound ecological diversity Read more…
Read our studies: – Cross-border cooperation in fisheries management – Best practices from the Mediterranean Sea – Cross-border cooperation in fisheries management – Best practices from the Baltic Sea – Cross-border cooperation in fisheries management – Best practices from the Western Waters Here you can read the programme. The workshop Read more…
Publication: November 2025 Download: English Author: Christian MÖLLMANN, University of Hamburg, Institute for Marine Ecosystem and Fisheries Science, Center for Earth System Research and Sustainability (CEN) Background The Baltic Sea is facing a critical fisheries management failure. Four of the seven key commercial stocks − including Western and Eastern Baltic Read more…
A background analysis, produced as part of the accompanying expertise for the implementation report ‘The multiannual plan for the Baltic Sea and ways forward’, was presented on 4 September 2025. The presentation mainly focused on: the evolution of the state of Baltic fish stocks and the main factors affecting them Read more…
Publication: August 2025 Download: English Executive summary: ES – DE – EN – FR – IT– PL Author: Christian MÖLLMANN (University of Hamburg, Institute for Marine Ecosystem and Fisheries Science,Center for Earth System Research and Sustainability (CEN)) EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Background The Baltic Sea multiannual plan (MAP), established by Regulation (EU) Read more…
The study on Costs and benefits of spatial protection measures as tools for fisheries management evaluates the costs and benefits of three types of spatial protection measures within the marine environment: Fish Stock Recovery Areas (FSRAs), Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), and areas designated as ‘Other Effective area-based Conservation Measures‘ (OECMs). It also Read more…
