Undercurrent, 22 February 2019: NGOs call for six-month moratorium on fishing Baltic cod
Three NGOs in the Baltic Sea region have sent a letter to the European Commissioner of maritime affairs and fisheries, Karmenu Vella, requesting that emergency measures be taken to protect what remains of the eastern Baltic cod stock.
The NGOs Ocean, Coalition Clean Baltic and Our Fish called upon the European Commission to immediately suspend all fishing for eastern Baltic cod for six months until the latest scientific assessment can be completed.