Overfishing in the Baltic

The Swedish fishery authorities managed to catch only a single, finger-long codfish during its most recent trial catch in the Kattegatt. 95 percent of the Kattegatt's cod stock has disappeared. Scientists were unable to find any signs of codfish spawn. The daily accuses Swedish politicians of failing to take preventive measures over the past decades. "We need a memorandum for the entire fishing industry - not only for the Kattegatt and not only for the spawning season. And of course the fishing fleet must be reduced in size. Sea reserves and measures against over-fertilisation are necessary. It's not enough to want to save cod from overfishing, we all want that. Those in power, namely the government, must make the following decision: to take note of the facts and have the courage to make itself unpopular in certain quarters."

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