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In just five years, a small event organised by a local fisheries group on the shores of Estonia’s Lake Võrtsjärv has grown into a travelling celebration of fishing heritage, local traditions and community pride in one of the country’s least known regions.

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Limfjorden, a scenic waterway winding through Northern Denmark, is the country’s largest fjord and a vital natural and cultural resource. But high numbers of lost or abandoned fishing nets – known as ghost nets – are threatening the fjord’s biodiversity,

  • 2 min read
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Today, the Commission adopted its proposal for fishing opportunities for 2026 for the Mediterranean and the Black Seas. The proposal promotes the sustainable management of fish stocks in the Mediterranean and the Black Seas and delivers on the political commitments made in the MedFish4Ever and Sofia

  • 4 min read
Lumpfish in the reef © Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Research Center for Agriculture and Fisheries
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Much to the fishers’ dismay, cod populations in the Baltic Sea have been decreasing since the 1990s. The reasons are many, including habitat degradation. The same decade also saw the start of a potential solution to habitat loss.

  • 3 min read