CCB Water Seminar on sustainable water management in River Basin Management Plans, 18-20 November 2009, Gdynia, Poland
CCB • November 18, 2010
CCB organised together with Global Water Partnership PL and POMCERT Gdynia, a Water Seminar on sustainable water management in River Basin Management Plans in the Baltic Sea Region.
Presentations:
Claudia Wendland
, WECF
Milan Matuska
, GWP CEE
Gunnar Norén
, CCB
Andrzej Tonderski
, POMCERT
Robert Zvara
, NGO Creative
Bernardas Paukstys
, GWP Lithuania
On Wednesday, 28 May, the International Council for the Exploration of the Seas (ICES) published its scientific advice for fish stocks in the Baltic Sea . In response, environmental NGOs from around the Baltic Sea region urge the European Commission to propose, and fisheries ministers to adopt, fishing opportunities at levels well below the headline advice to safeguard ecosystem needs and dynamics and allow for rapid recovery of Baltic Sea fish populations.
Key Baltic fish populations are in crisis, warn environmental NGOs. New scientific advice from the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea, ICES, confirms the poor condition of key Baltic fish populations, several of which remain collapsed (1). EU fisheries ministers must set 2026-catch limits well below ICES advice and prioritise long-term recovery over short-term economic gains.