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Table 1.: Status of fish stocks caught in fisheries managed by IBSFC

 

Fish stock

Water of habitat

State of resources

Exploitation level

Management measures

Comments

 

 

 

 

Tech.

TAC/QUOTA

 

Cod (SD 22-24)

Baltic Sea

Within safe biological limits

High

yes


TAC set for the Whole Baltic

20% reduction in fishing mortality *)

Cod (SD 25-32)

Baltic Sea

Outside safe biological limits

High

yes

 

40% reduction in fishing mortality *)

Herring (SD 22-24,IIIA)

Baltic Sea

Uncertain

Uncertain

yes



TAC set for Sub-div. 22-29S + 32

The TAC is set higher than the catch corresponding to the advice from ICES

Herring (SD 25-29, including Gulf of Riga, 32)

Baltic Sea

Within safe biological limits

Moderate

yes

 

 

Herring (SD 30)

Baltic Sea

Within safe biological limits

Moderate

yes

TAC set for Sub-div. 29N, 30 and 31

 

Herring (SD 31)

Baltic Sea

Within safe biological limits

Low

yes

 

 

Sprat (SD 22-32)

Baltic Sea

Within safe biological limits

Moderate

yes

yes

The TAC is set higher than the catch corresponding to the advice from ICES

Salmon Main Basin and Gulf of Bothnia

(SD 24-31)

Baltic Sea and inland waters

Wild stock outside safe biological limits

High

yes

yes


IBSFC Salmon Action

Plan 1997 - 2010

Salmon Gulf of Finland (SD 32)

Baltic Sea and inland waters

Wild stock outside safe biological limits

High

yes

yes

 

Flounder

Baltic Sea

Coastal waters

Uncertain or within safe biological limits

Moderate

yes

no



Insufficient data available to assess state of stock and exploitation

Plaice

Baltic Sea

Coastal waters

Uncertain

Uncertain

yes

no

 

Dab

Baltic Sea

Coastal waters

Uncertain

Uncertain

yes

no

 

Turbot

Baltic Sea

Coastal waters

Uncertain

Uncertain

yes

no

 

Brill

Baltic Sea

Coastal waters

Uncertain

Uncertain

yes

no

 

*) recommended by ICES

Table 2. Status of other commercial fish stocks managed by Coastal States

Bream

Coastal State

Waters of habitat

Exploitation level

Management measures

Comments

Denmark

Coastal waters

 

 

not utilised commercially

Estonia

Coastal waters

Inland waters

moderate

moderate


+

 

Finland

Coastal waters

Inland waters

moderate

moderate

 

 

Germany

Coastal waters

Inland waters

low

low

 

 

Latvia

Coastal waters

Inland waters

moderate

low

+

 

Lithuania

Coastal waters

Inland waters

low

high

+

+

 

Poland

Coastal waters

Inland waters

low

moderate

+

+

-

-

Russian Federation

Coastal waters

Inland waters

low

moderate

+

+


Leningrad-low

Sweden

Coastal waters

Inland waters

low

low

-

-

 

Eel

Coastal State

Waters of habitat

Exploitation level

Management measures

Comments

Denmark

Coastal waters

Inland waters

Uncertain but probably high

+

stockings, decreasing catches

Estonia

Coastal waters

Inland waters

uncertain

high

+

+


restocking

Finland

Coastal waters

Inland waters

uncertain

uncertain

 

stock decreased remarkably

Germany

Coastal waters

Inland waters

 

 

 

Latvia

Coastal waters

Inland waters

high

high

+

+


stocking need

Lithuania

Coastal waters

Inland waters

high

high

+

+

stocking need

stocking

Poland

Coastal waters

Inland waters

high

high

+

+

stocking needed

stocking needed

Russian Federation

Coastal waters

Inland waters

low

moderate

+

+


stocking

Sweden

Coastal waters

Inland waters

high

high

+

+

more young fish transfer needed

Eelpout

Coastal State

Waters of habitat

Exploitation level

Management measures

Comments

Denmark

Coastal waters

uncertain

probably moderate

 

decreasing

Estonia

Coastal waters

low

-

 

 

Finland

Coastal waters

 

 

 

Germany

Coastal waters

 

 

 

Latvia

Coastal waters

high

+

monitoring

Lithuania

Coastal waters

low

 

 

Poland

Coastal waters

Inland waters

low

-

-

-

Pomeranian Bay, Gdansk Gulf

Russian Federation

Coastal waters

low

low

-

-

monitoring need

Sweden

Coastal waters

no

no

 

Garfish

Coastal State

Waters of habitat

Exploitation level

Management measures

Comments

Denmark

Coastal waters

Uncertain probably Moderate

+

 

Estonia

Coastal waters

moderate

-

 

Finland

Coastal waters

low

-

 

Germany

Coastal waters

low

-

 

Latvia

Coastal waters

low

-

 

Lithuania

Coastal waters

low

-

 

Poland

Coastal waters

low

-

only bycatch

Russian Federation

Coastal waters

low

-

only bycatch

Sweden

Coastal waters

low

-

-

Perch

Coastal State

Waters of habitat

Exploitation level

Management measures

Comments

Denmark

Coastal water

Inland waters

 

 

mainly recreational fishing

Estonia

Coastal waters

Inland waters

high

high

+

+

overutilized

Finland

Coastal waters

Inland waters

moderate

moderate

 

 

Germany

Coastal waters

Inland waters

moderate

moderate

 

 

Latvia

Coastal waters

Inland waters

moderate

moderate

+

-

 

Lithuania

Coastal waters

Inland waters

moderate

high

+

+

no stocking

no stocking

Poland

Coastal waters

Inland waters

moderate

moderate

+

+

no stocking

no stocking

Russian Federation

Coastal waters

Inland waters

low

low

+

+

 

Sweden

Coastal waters

Inland waters

moderate

moderate

-

-

 

Pike

Coastal State

Waters of habitat

Exploitation level

Management measures

Comments

Denmark

Coastal waters

Inland waters

 

 

mainly recreational fishing

Estonia

Coastal waters

Inland waters

high

high

+

+

stocks depleted; stocking

Finland

Coastal waters

Inland waters

moder./high

moder./high

 

 

Germany

Coastal waters

Inland waters

 

 

 

Latvia

Coastal waters

Inland waters

high

high

+

+


stocking

Lithuania

Coastal waters

Inland waters

low

high

+

+

stocking

stocking

Poland

Coastal waters

Inland waters

low

moderate

+

+

stocking

stocking

Russian Federation

Coastal waters

Inland waters

low

low

+

+

 

Sweden

Coastal waters

Inland waters

moderate

moderate

+

+

 

Pike perch

Coastal State

Waters of habitat

Exploitation level

Management measures

Comments

Denmark


Inland waters

 

 

recreational fishing

Estonia

Coastal waters

Inland waters

high

high

+

+

depleted;

stocking

Finland

Coastal waters

Inland waters

high

high

 

natural production, stocking

Germany

Coastal waters

Inland waters

moderate

moderate

 

 

Latvia

Coastal waters

Inland waters

high

high

+

+

stocking

stocking

Lithuania

Coastal waters

Inland waters

high

high

+

+

stocking

stocking

Poland

Coastal waters

Inland waters

high

high

+

+

-

stocking

Russian Federation

Coastal waters

Inland waters

low

moderate

+

+

in Leningrad region - depleted

Sweden

Coastal waters

Inland waters

high

high

+

stockings

River lamprey

Coastal State

Waters of habitat

Exploitation level

Management measures

Comments

Denmark

 

-

-

-

-

 

Estonia

Coastal waters

Inland waters

-

moderate

-

+

 

Finland

Coastal waters

Inland waters

-

moderate

low

-

+

 

Germany

Coastal waters

Inland waters

-

unceratin

-

-

-

small fishery

Latvia

Coastal waters

Inland waters

-

high

-

+


stocking

Lithuania

Coastal waters

Inland waters

-

low

-

+

 

Poland

Coastal waters

Inland waters

-

low

-

-

 

Russian Federation

Coastal waters

Inland waters

-

moderate

-

+

-

In Kaliningrad region low level exploitation

Sweden

Coastal waters

Inland waters

-

low

-

-

 

Roach

Coastal State

Waters of habitat

Exploitation level

Management measures

Comments

Denmark

Coastal waters

Inland waters

 

 

not utilized

Estonia

Coastal waters

Inland waters

high

high

 

 

Finland

Coastal waters

Inland waters

low

low

 

 

Germany

Coastal waters

Inland waters

 

 

 

Latvia

Coastal waters

Inland waters

low

low

-

-

 

Lithuania

Coastal waters

Inland waters

low

moderate

+

+

 

Poland

Coastal waters

Inland waters

low

moderate

+

+

-

-

Russian Federation

Coastal waters

Inland waters

low

low

+

+

 

Sweden

Coastal waters

Inland waters

low

low

-

-

 

Sea trout

Coastal State

Waters of habitat

Exploitation level

Management measures

Comments

Denmark

Coastal waters

Inland waters

locally high

+

stockings in the western Baltic and Danish Belts. Stocking ceased in Bornholm to protect wild stocks

Estonia

Coastal waters

Inland waters

moderate

+

restocking

Finland

Coastal waters

Inland waters

high

high

 

wild stocks in poor condition

Germany

Coastal waters

Inland waters

 

 

 

Latvia

Coastal waters

Inland waters

high

low

+

+


stocking

Lithuania

Coastal waters

Inland waters

moderate

low

+

+

stocking need

stocking

Poland

Coastal waters

Inland waters

high

high

+

+

natural spawning and stocking

Russian Federation

Coastal waters

Inland waters

moderate

low

+

+

stocking need

stocking need

Sweden

Coastal waters

Inland waters

high

high

+

+

habitat restoration stockings (local material)

Smelt

Coastal State

Waters of habitat

Exploitation level

Management measures

Comments

Denmark

Coastal waters

Inland waters

 

 

not utilised

Estonia

Coastal waters

Inland waters

low

moderate

+

+

almost depleted underutilized

Finland

Coastal waters

Inland waters

low

low

 

 

Germany

Coastal waters

Inland waters

 

 

 

Latvia

Coastal waters

Inland waters

moderate

uncertain

+

+

 

Lithuania

Coastal waters

Inland waters

high

high

+

+

 

Poland

Coastal waters

Inland waters

low

moderate

+

+

-

-

Russian Federation

Coastal waters

Inland waters

low

moderate

+

+

 

Sweden

Coastal waters

Inland waters

no

low

-

-

 

Three spined stickleback

Coastal State

Waters of habitat

Exploitation level

Management measures

Comments

Denmark

Coastal waters

Inland waters

 

 

not utilized

Estonia

Coastal waters

Inland waters

low

-

 

 

Finland

Coastal waters

Inland waters

 

 

 

Germany

Coastal waters

Inland waters

 

 

 

Latvia

Coastal waters

Inland waters

low

low

 

uncertain state of stock

Lithuania

Coastal waters

Inland waters

low

moderate

 

 

Poland

Coastal waters

Inland waters

no

no

 

 

Russian Federation

Coastal waters

Inland waters

 

 

 

Sweden

Coastal waters

Inland waters

no

no

-

-

 

Vendace

Coastal State

Waters of habitat

Exploitation level

Management measures

Comments

Denmark

 

 

 

 

Estonia

Coastal waters

Inland waters

-

moderate

-

+


stock recovering

Finland

Coastal waters

Inland waters

high

moderate

 


large fluctuation

Germany

 

 

 

 

Latvia

Coastal waters

Inland waters


uncertain


+


stocking need

Lithuania

Coastal waters

Inland waters


moderate


+


stocking

Poland

Coastal waters

Inland waters


moderate


+


stocking

Russian Federation

Coastal waters

Inland waters


low


+


Leningrad region-high

Sweden

Coastal waters

Inland waters

high

moderate

+

+

roe fishery in Autumn

Vimba

Coastal State

Waters of habitat

Exploitation level

Management measures

Comments

Denmark

 

 

 

 

Estonia

Coastal waters

Inland waters

high

uncertain

 

 

Finland

Coastal waters

Inland waters

uncertain

uncertain

 

 

Germany

Coastal waters

Inland waters

 

 

 

Latvia

Coastal waters

Inland waters

high

high

+

+


stocking

Lithuania

Coastal waters

Inland waters

high

low

+

+


improving of spawning grounds monitoring

Poland

Coastal waters

Inland waters

no

very low

+

+

stocking needed

stocking needed

Russian Federation

Coastal waters

Inland waters

low

low

+

+

stocking

stocking

Sweden

Coastal waters

Inland waters

no

low

-

-

 

White fish

Coastal State

Waters of habitat

Exploitation level

Management measures

Comments

Denmark

 

 

+

recreational stocking

Estonia

Coastal waters

Inland waters

Baltic - low,

inland water high

+

+

Baltic Sea - depleted; restocking

Inland water - overutilized

Finland

Bothnian Bay

Coastal waters

Inland waters

high

moder./high

 

Natural production, stockings

Germany

Coastal waters

Inland waters

 

 

 

Latvia

Coastal waters

Inland waters

high

uncertain

+

+

 

Lithuania

Coastal waters

Inland waters

moderate

low

+

+

no stocking

stocking

Poland

Coastal waters

Inland waters

very low

moderate

+

+

stocking

stocking

Russian Federation

Coastal waters

Inland waters

low

low

+

+

stocking

stocking

Sweden

Coastal waters

Inland waters

moderate

low

-

-