Fishery in the Baltic Sea

To implement Nord Stream in accordance with the highest environmental standards and to minimise the pipeline’s impact, Nord Stream AG is undertaking comprehensive studies of the Baltic Sea environment. These focus, inter alia, on fish, fauna and fishery.

It is recognised that commercial fisheries are under great pressure as catches (e.g., for cod) are becoming increasingly limited. In cooperation with fishery associations in the Baltic Sea countries, Nord Stream strives to minimise potential impacts on fishery/trawling activities in the vicinity of the pipeline.

To find the best solutions possible, Nord Stream recently conducted the following studies:

• mapping of spawning areas and identification of seasonal sensitivity in order to avoid impacts in these areas/seasons
• studies of actual catches in the Baltic Sea for various commercially significant fish species in order to assess the importance of fishery activities
• studies on the type, size and use of fishing equipment in the Baltic Sea and the potential impacts on fishing gear (e.g., risk of hooking)

For further details about the connection between Nord Stream and Fishery in the Baltic Sea please see our Fishery background information paper.