CCB statement on sustainable aquaculture
CCB • March 14, 2014
CCB has developed a joint paper on what NGOs think are relevant requirements on sustainable aquaculture in the Baltic Region.
The Baltic Sea cannot sustain more operations that add to nutrient enrichment. CCB believes that several key problems, well known from Norwegian examples, must be solved before any more small or large scale aquaculture can be given operational permits. Feed and alternative feeds, effects on wild stocks, eutrophication and nutrient loss, local impacts on bottoms are main issues that have or may have solutions but none are available for practical application today. Download and read the report here.
6 February 2025 - Together with other NGOs, we sent a letter to the German Baltfish Presidency to demand urgent action to prevent the extinction of the Baltic harbour porpoise. The Baltic Proper harbour porpoise population is on the brink of extinction. This dire situation has been well-documented for many years. Solutions are available and can be implemented immediately, alongside necessary measures to restore the Baltic Sea's good environmental status. Allowing the loss of this unique population due to political inaction would be unacceptable and would undoubtedly face widespread societal condemnation. Read the full letter with our requests to the German Baltfish Presidency. EXTRA RESOURCES CCB´s webpage to #SaveTheBalticPorpoise. ICES (2024). EU request on support for the implementation of the Action Plan for harbour porpoise in the Baltic Sea (Baltic Proper) .
During the last CCB General Meeting , held online on 18 November 2024, CCB welcomed a new Member Organization in its network: the Finnish Society for Nature and Environment (Natur och Miljö), from Finland.