Introduction to thematic topic: Fisheries

Baltic Scope workshop Southwest case Malmö 27-28 January 2016

ulrika.gunnartz@havochvatten.se Ulrika Gunnartz, Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management

Fisheries in the SW Baltic

• main species caught: cod, herring, sprat, plaice, turbot, sea trout, salmon and eel

• gear: active (mainly trawl) and static (mainly nets) • small-scale fisheries - normally in limited areas and

sometimes on a stationary basis (mostly fixed net fisheries) • other forms of fisheries – flexiblle, can be conducted over

larger areas (mostly trawl fisheries)

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Fisheries in space

• Shared resource moving across borders • Spatially and temporally dynamic resource – variation by

season, species, lifecycle stage, trophic connectivity, environmental change

• Transboundary and spatially dynamic activity – variation according to resource availability and method

• Regulated through national legislation and the Common Fisheries Policy, including spatial regulations

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Representing fisheries interests in marine planning

• Commercial and recreational fisheries

• Fishing grounds • Harbours and acess routes • Important fish habitats

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Image of spawning and nursery areas for species of interest to commercial fisheries

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Potential conflicts with other sea uses • Mining and dumping • Energy installations including cables • Marine conservation • Traffic/Safety (static gear/traffic pattern) • Different types of commercial fisheries • Recreational fisheries • Marine aquaculture • Cultural heritage

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A future space for fisheries

• Increased competition from other activities • Flexibility in plan required to accomodate spatially

dynamic resource and activity

• new fish habitats • new target species > new fishing grounds? • new methods

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Sharing the space… a future fishery?