Fisheries in Central Baltic
Conclusions from Topic Paper
Presentation in Jurmala 31th May
Terje Selnes
Sectorial charcterstics:
Fisheries (1/3)
• Resource (Habitat) and Harvest (fisheries)
• Linkages to other sectors: Habitat (Environment)
Routes/Ports (Shipping)
Sectorial charcterstics:
Fisheries (2/3)
• Multiple spatial aspects
- Areas (Nursery, Spawning & Fishing areas)
- Lines (Routes between port and fishing area)
- One or serveral positions depending on
gear (Static gear or trawling)
Sectorial Charcteristics
Fisheries (3/3)
• Spatial dynamics
- Migration of fish stock to new areas
(Historic fluctations and possible future effects of
climate change)
- Fishing grounds defined by market
mechanisms (Food trends and market price for
certain species)
Legislation
In EU:s Common Fishery Policy (CFP) the Baltic
sea is treated as a part of the transboundary EU
waters for fishery
• Relation and influence MSP CFP?
Compiled Maps in Topic
Paper
Agreed questions for Topic
Paper from meeting in
Tallinn 9th – 10th February 2015
• How do you want to represent fisheries in your
marine plan?
• Who is involved in representing fisheries in your
marine plan?
• How would you like to present your fishing
interests in other countries EEZ?
• How would you like other countries to present
their fishing interests in your marine plan?
Topic results: Representation
of fishery in MSP
• Different phases of MSP process affects the
answers
-Estonia: Ongoing MSP discussions of the
relevance and quality of existing data systems in
fisheries to contribute to spatial designations.
- Latvia: MSP report contains maps of important
fishing grounds based on 70% of total landings
- Sweden: Ongoing data call for updated maps of
fisheries in MSP. Historic spatial dynamics in the
sector and spatial distribution of economic value of
catches are central aspects
Topic result: Involvement of
fisheries in MSP process
• Different approach of involvement
-Estonia: Sector and MSP management in
different agencies.
Collaborative GIS-portal (ESTgis) capturing fishery
interest in a broad manner for the MSP process.
- Latvia: Outsourced management of MSP
process. Research institute (BIOR) responsible
for fisheries sector within the MSP process
- Sweden: Sector and MSP management both at
SWaM. NGOs participation through feedback on
published drafts in MSP
Topic results: Presentations
of fishery in other countries
MSP
• Different phases of MSP process affects the
answers
• Similarities in answers
- Focus on four species
- Use the spatial information of landings
from logbook data.
Issues to discuss in
sectorial workshop in
Jurmala
• National interests areas for fisheries
outside EEZ
• Economic aspects objective for identification of
important fishing grounds
• How to consider fishery dynamics in spatial
designation of MSP? - Historic data to predict
the future
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