Total marine fisheries extractions by country in the Baltic Sea
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Total marine fisheries extractions by country in the Baltic Sea

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38 Total marine fisheries extractions by country in the Baltic Sea: 1950-present, Rossing, Booth and Zeller

. Total marine fisheries extractions by country in the Baltic Sea: 1950-present, Rossing, Booth and Zeller 39 DENMARK’S MARINE FISHERIES CATCHES IN THE BALTIC SEA (1950-2007) 1 Sarah Bale, Peter Rossing, Shawn Booth and Dirk Zeller Sea Around Us Project, Fisheries Centre University of British Columbia, 2202 Main Mall, Vancouver, B.C., V6T 1Z4, Canada; email: s.bale@fisheries.ubc.ca; p.rossing@fisheries.ubc.ca; s.booth@fisheries.ubc.ca; d.zeller@fisheries.ubc.ca ABSTRACT Denmark‘s fisheries activities in the Baltic Sea from 1950-2007 were estimated using a ‗catch reconstruction‘ technique. Using ICES landing statistics as reported landings baseline, we used other available data sources to estimate for Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) catch components: data source ‗adjustments‘ to reported landings, estimates of ‗unreported‘ (‗unallocated‘) catches, ‗discards‘, and ‗recreational catches‘. ICES landing statistics report approximately 6.8 million tonnes of Danish fish landings in the Baltic Sea from 1950-2007, and our reconstruction estimates an additional increase of 41% to reflect total marine resource exploitation. Cod (Gadus morhua) accounted for 1.5 million tonnes of this 2.7 million tonne increase, mainly through unreported landings. We believe this reconstruction remains a conservative estimate. Improved data collection, full transparency and accountability, 100% observer coverage on fishing vessels, and Vessel Monitoring Systems are some strategies that Denmark should initiate to reduce illegal fishing. INTRODUCTION Denmark is located on the boundary of the Baltic and North Seas (Figure 1). Jutland, the main peninsula of Denmark, extends northward dividing the Skagerrak from the Kattegat, which connects to the Baltic Sea through the Danish Sound and Belts. The Danish archipelago is comprised of many islands, with the most easterly being Bornholm, some 180 km southeast of Copenhagen. Denmark has a total land area of approximately 43,000 km 2 and a population of about 5.4 million (UN, 2009). Historically, Denmark controlled Greenland, Iceland, and the Faroe Islands, but ties between Iceland and Denmark were severed during WWII, and both the Faroe Islands and Greenland have since gained home rule. Denmark joined the European Union (EU) in 1973 and has a strong market economy. Sweden Denmark 23 25 24 22 Germany 27 30 26 Poland 28-2 29 RF 31 28-1 Finland Latvia Lithuania 32 Estonia Russian Federation (RF) 0 200 400 Km N Though fisheries contribute only 0.5% of the GDP, they have been integral to the livelihoods of communities in north and west Jutland, and the island of Bornholm (Anon., 2007c). Detailed records of cod (Gadus Figure 1. Map of the Baltic Sea with ICES subdivisions and surrounding countries. Denmark‘s coastline borders ICES subdivisions 22, 23, 24 and 25. morhua), salmon (Salmo salar), and herring (Clupea harengus) landings in Bornholm date as far back as the late 1800s (Bager et al., 2007). The Baltic Sea is the third most important fishing area for Denmark 1 Cite as: Bale, S., Rossing, P., Booth, S., and Zeller, D. (2010) Denmark‘s marine fisheries catches in the Baltic Sea (1950-2007). pp. 39-62. In: Rossing, P., Booth, S. and Zeller, D. (eds.), Total marine fisheries extractions by country in the Baltic Sea: 1950-present. Fisheries Centre Research Reports 18 (1). Fisheries Centre, University of British Columbia, Canada [ISSN 1198-6727].

38 <strong>Total</strong> <strong>mar<strong>in</strong>e</strong> <strong>fisheries</strong> <strong>extractions</strong> <strong>by</strong> <strong>country</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Baltic</strong> <strong>Sea</strong>: 1950-present, Ross<strong>in</strong>g, Booth and Zeller

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