In-Depth Analysis - Research for PECH Committee - Fisheries management in the Baltic Sea - The shift to ecosystem reference points (ERPs) - 13-11-2025
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The multiannual plan for the Baltic Sea has failed to halt fisheries collapse, with four of the seven key stocks critically depleted. Conventional single-species reference points are inadequate under combined pressures from climate change, eutrophication andIn-Depth Analysis - Research for PECH Committee - Fisheries management in the Baltic Sea - The shift to ecosystem reference points (ERPs) - 13-11-2025
The multiannual plan for the Baltic Sea has failed to halt fisheries collapse, with four of the seven key stocks critically depleted. Conventional single-species reference points are inadequate under combined pressures from climate change, eutrophication and chronic assessment errors. This briefing highlights ecosystem reference points (ERPs), the ecosystem-adjusted fishing mortality FECO and complementary size- and age-based indicators, exploring how they could be developed in the Baltic Sea setting. Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP Read more














