‘Baltic plan’: first long-term fishing plan under new Common Fisheries Policy

The European Parliament's plenary session approved on 23 June 2016 the EU multiannual plan for managing the Baltic Sea cod, sprat and herring stocks.

This was the first new Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) regional plan that takes account of interactions between species. It aims to ensure the sustainability of fisheries and offer fishermen better economic conditions in the long run.

The Council of the European Union had reached an informal agreement in March 2016. The European Commission first released the proposal in October 2014.