Overview

What’s the catch? – The importance of marine recreational fisheries

Recreational fishing removals for some species can be high and variable. In addition to recreational harvest information being important for inclusion in stock assessments, marine recreational fisheries have high economic value and social benefits

Sampling design and catch

What do anglers catch? When, where and how? What is the impact of recreational fisheries on individual fish stocks? What is the economic and social benefit of marine recreational fisheries?

Development of the German data collection since 2003

Recreational fisheries sampling in Europe started with the introduction of the Commission Regulation (EC) No 1639/2001, requiring Member States to sample Bluefin tuna catches in all areas and Salmon in marine waters of the North and Baltic Sea.

Overfishing - simple word with complicated contend

Overfishing: Dr. Gerd Kraus and Dr. Alexander Kampf, Thünen Institute of Sea Fisheries, about a frequently used term with several possibilities of interpretation

Can the Western Baltic cod still be saved?

In a study, researchers from Hamburg, Kiel and Jena conclude that the cod of the western Baltic Sea has passed a tipping point due to overfishing and deteriorating environmental conditions. This would mean that the stock would no longer recover.

Reduction of unwanted bycatch of fish

How can the selectivity of trawl nets be improved so that there is less bycatch? The fish themselves provide important clues to this with their behavior.

ICES advice on fishing opportunities: What's behind it?

In its annual advice, ICES provides an overview of the status of exploited fish stocks in the northeast Atlantic and publishes recommendations for future sustainable fishing opportunities. We explain what the advice means for German fisheries and ...

Understanding fish stock developments – scientific basis for sustainable use

To sustainably use marine fish stocks, we have to know the present stock status and need to predict stock development in the near future. We use our long-term monitoring programmes to provide the essential scientific basis for a sustainable ...

Does the Western Baltic need different management?

Fish stocks and harbour porpoise populations in the western Baltic Sea could recover and stabilise by 2050 if ecosystem-based fisheries management is introduced. How suitable is the proposed approach?

Problems in mixed fisheries

When fishing for pelagics with midwater trawls, in most cases only one species is caught at the same time. The situation is different in bottom trawl fisheries where the catch consists of a mix of species. If the stock status differs among these ...

Dispute