Facts:
SLU answers questions about herring
Last changed: 31 May 2024
There is an intense debate about herring in the Baltic Sea. Coastal and recreational fishermen testify that the occurrence of herring has declined sharply in the archipelago, and there is concern that large-scale trawling out at sea is depleting local coastal stocks. At the same time, offshore fisheries are landing normal-sized catches and the scientific experts in the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea, ICES, assess that the stocks are large enough for limited fishing to take place.
How is it connected?
Here, experts from the Department of Aquatic Resources (SLU Aqua) answer questions about herring* in the Baltic Sea. About what we know - and what we do not know - about the stocks and about the impact of fishing, about how the goals and goal conflicts of the fisheries policy affect both advice and management, and about what measures we believe are necessary for viable stocks of herring both in the high seas and in the archipelago.
The digital version of this FAQ is only available in Swedish. However, you can download a pdf version of the full FAQ as it looked on 2024-05-31.
(Please not that this pdf may not fully meet the legal requirements for accessibility adaptation)
Contact
Mikaela Bergenius, Researcher
Department of Aquatic Resources, Institute of Marine Research, SLU
mikaela.bergenius@slu.se, +46 10 478 41 15
David Gilljam, researcher
Department of Aquatic Resources, Institute of Coastal Reserach, SLU
+46(0)10-478 41 56, david.gilljam@slu.se
Joakim Hjelm, Researcher
Department of Aquatic Resources, Institute of Marine Research, SLU
joakim.hjelm@slu.se, +46 10 478 40 64
Daniel Valentinsson, Researcher
Department of Aquatic Resources, Institute of Marine Research, SLU daniel.valentinsson@slu.se, +46 10 478 40 49