CCB Sub Areas:
Protection of the naturally spawning
Baltic salmon
Lead party
Finnish Association for Nature Conservation (FANC), Finland
Goal
To preserve the genetic variability within existing naturally spawning
populations of Baltic salmon. To support restoration of naturally
spawning populations wherever possible and to increase populations
of wild salmon in order to allow a future sustainable salmon fishery.
Activities
CCB will try to influence the intergovernmental fora connected to
Baltic salmon fisheries. These are the Helsinki Commission (HELCOM),
the Baltic 21, the International Baltic Sea Fishery Commission (IBSFC),
the new Baltic Fisheries Regional Advisory Council (RAC) and on
the European level the European Commission. CCB will take strong
actions to develop a sustainable fisheries concept and with special
attention to develop strong actions to save all weak stocks of the
naturally spawning Baltic salmon. CCB will also lobby for a powerful
and effective Salmon Management Plan to be developed in Baltic Region
countries, to safeguard the survival, genetic variability and biodiversity
of the wild Baltic salmon for the future. CCB will work actively
to influence the draft EC Baltic Salmon Management Plan, presented
in August 2011, to safeguard all wild Baltic salmon populations.
EC decided on new regulations
that stopped Baltic Sea driftnets from 1 January 2008.
Introduce CCB-views on
management of Baltic salmon to different meetings and seminars,
e.g. better management of weak wild salmon river populations, designate
all wild Baltic salmon rivers as Natura 2000 sites, phase-out of
salmon drift-net fisheries.
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