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The Swedish Government intends to implement appropriate and relevant conservation measures regarding fisheries in order to reach conservation objectives in all marine protected areas by 2020.
Achievement at a glance
In November 2017, the Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management received a government assignment to develop a joint recommendation for fisheries conservation measures together with other concerned member states with the purpose to achieve the conservation objectives in the marine protected areas Fladen, Lilla Middelgrund, Stora Middelgrund och Rde bank and Morups bank.The Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management has in January 2018 initiated the regional process for these MPAs with a pre-consultation meeting with concerned member states and the EU-Commission, as well as succeeding ad-hoc meetings in the working group consisting of concerned member states; Denmark and Germany.
The Swedish Government has in October 2017 given the Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management an assignment to identify additional measures with the purpose of achieving the conservation objectives in all MPAs by 2020, with focus on fisheries conservation measures. In another assignment concerning identifying areas that could form MPAs with a strong protection without local human impact. The areas were supposed to be areas that in a representative way would cover the main marine habitats. The Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management has also, through a report from SLU Aqua investigated the effects of bottom trawling, mainly in MPAs but also within 12 nautical miles.
Challenges faced in implementation
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