Submitted by
Mikhail.DURKIN
on Fri, 06/16/2023 - 12:01
General Information
Resolution
49246
IUCN Constituent
Coalition Clean Baltic
IUCN Constituent type
IUCN Member organisation
Period covered
Geographic scope
European Union (EU)
II. Implementation
Activities carried out to implement this Resolution
Activity
Education/Communication/Raising awareness
Description and results/achievements of activities:
CCB has worked to coordinate NGOs also outside CCB network to work on eel nationally and internationally, and, increase awareness and outreach regarding the eel status and aim to reduce the fishing on eel by primarily targeting Baltic MS and the Commission. This has partly been done via the BSAC meeting focused on eel in February 2022.
Status
Completed
Activity
Policy influencing/advocacy
Description and results/achievements of activities:
Baltic Salmon management plan
Status
On-going
Activity
Policy influencing/advocacy
Description and results/achievements of activities:
Eel petition and efforts for protection.
Status
On-going
Describe any challenges encountered in implementing this Resolution and the measures taken
CCB has created/supported an NGO coalition regarding eel that includes anglers but the aim to push forward a full ban of recreational fishing in all waters, also inland waters, has not materialized as planned. CCB will continue to push for this as a regional measure that the MS should accept under HELCOM and Baltfish to reduce the eel mortality.
Please report on the result /achievement of the actions taken
CCB met the Commissioner on the 7th of September in Brussels to hand over the results of an eel petition and to present our key options for a new Commission proposal to limit the eel fishery. CCB has also driven the topic to both DG mare and DG environment to also make sure that eel is part of the new action plan for fisheries.
CCB's ambitions to initiate a process to develop a draft Baltic Salmon management plan was implemented and both a meeting with salmon experts and scientists in Sweden as well as plans for next steps and meetings were concluded. An initial outline of key components and questions was also developed. It is crucial to move salmon management forward as current positive developments are only regulated in the TAC and quota regulation annually, meaning the situation is not legally stable. Moreover, CCB has started a process of forming a small group of experts and have engaged the senior salmon expert scientists.
CCB's ambitions to initiate a process to develop a draft Baltic Salmon management plan was implemented and both a meeting with salmon experts and scientists in Sweden as well as plans for next steps and meetings were concluded. An initial outline of key components and questions was also developed. It is crucial to move salmon management forward as current positive developments are only regulated in the TAC and quota regulation annually, meaning the situation is not legally stable. Moreover, CCB has started a process of forming a small group of experts and have engaged the senior salmon expert scientists.
Identify and briefly describe what future actions/activities are planned for the implementation of this Resolution
Future action / activity
Policy influencing/advocacy
Description
Future work in advocacy and continuation of coordinated activities for the eel management.
With the formation of the expert group, CCB will seek to create a more comprehensive proposal for salmon management during 2023 and meetings etc. are already planned
With the formation of the expert group, CCB will seek to create a more comprehensive proposal for salmon management during 2023 and meetings etc. are already planned
III. Additional Information
External link(s)
Report status
Published
Constituent type
IUCN Member