The temporary fishing closures decided by the EU are insufficient to protect the increasingly endangered European eel. This weeks AGRIFISH should take the decisive action advised by @icesmarine.bsky.social for years: a complete fishing ban. New policy memo: www.su.se/english/divi...

"Zero catches in all habitats" – @icesmarine.bsky.social advice on European eel remains unchanged. However, the new Swedish management plan presented this autumn still allows for commercial fishing for soon-ready-to-spawn eels. www.su.se/stockholm-un...

How big a risk is it reasonable to take – with our fish stocks, our marine environment, our food security? How seriously do fisheries ministers take their targets? How seriously do the ministers take their own rules? Next week EU’s ministers meet to make a deal on Baltic Sea fisheries 2026.

Management of fisheries in the Baltic Sea has generally failed to meet its objectives. Two recently published scientific articles dive deeper into the reasons. Welcome to a seminar where @hsvedang.bsky.social and Eva Papaioannou present the findings and discuss the implications for future policy!

"Heading in the right direction" – fisheries researchers Sara Söderström and @hsvedang.bsky.social comments on the proposed TACs from @ec.europa.eu. For several stocks the proposed catches are significantly lower than the range presented by @icesmarine.bsky.social.

A new discovery about how sea spray forms on coastlines may change our understanding of the oceans’ impact on climate. In coastal areas, aerosol concentrations have been greatly underestimated — but globally, they may have been overestimated. www.su.se/stockholm-un...

Upcoming Baltic Breakfast is about science diplomacy in times of crises – the impact of geopolitical changes on the state of the environment and the role of science diplomacy in balancing environmental protection, offshore infrastructure and national security. su.bmc.nu/Modules/Even...

Surveillance at Askö field station is an important early warning system for the Baltic Sea's sensitive ecosystem. This conclusion was made by Germany's ambassador Christina Beinhoff after a visit to Askö together with the Austrian ambassador Doris Danler.

Visit today by German ambassador Christina Beinhoff and Austrian ambassador Doris Danler at Askö laboratory outside Trosa for information about research on eutrophication, fishing, climate change etc at the Baltic Sea by professor Christoph Humborg from @balticseacentre.bsky.social @bmeia.gv.at

Join us for the first sampling of our new research project SeaLab - a collaboration between @stockholm-uni.bsky.social and @scilifelab.se! The project explores the smallest inhabitants of the sea using a revolutionary molecular biology technology called “omics”.

Total allowable catches for herring in the Gulf of Bothnia would have to be cut by 62% next year in order to comply with the European Union’s rules for highest acceptable risk. That is one conclusion from the assessment of fish stocks and forecasts over MSY presented today by ICES.

Come work with us! We are currently hiring a Postdoctoral Fellow in marine microbial environmental genomics, to focus on microorganisms that produce and consume greenhouse gases and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the coastal Baltic Sea. Apply before 22 June! su.varbi.com/en/what:job/...

Difficult to contain the risk of PFAS without a ban – read all about our last #BalticBreakfast seminar about regulations of PFAS and contamination of drinking water. You can also see a recording of the seminar. www.su.se/stockholm-un...

Coastal zones are identified as important natural carbon sinks globally, but in brackish environments like the Baltic Sea, knowledge of coastal carbon sequestration is limited. This new study shows that shallow and partly enclosed Baltic bays are significant sinks for carbon and nutrients.

The discussion on regulating #PFAS in the EU is vivid. What came out as a proposal to ban almost all production and use of the substances, might now end up as a less comprehensive regulation. What does science say about the spreading of PFAS and the risks involved? www.su.se/stockholm-un...

The European Ocean Days are currently underway in Brussels, with one of the aims to prepare for the European Ocean Pact. Such a pact must prioritise the environmental dimension, writes Baltic Sea Centre in a memo. www.su.se/polopoly_fs/1.804072.1741174208!/menu/standard/file/pm_oceanpact_250226.pdf

Marine news from Stockholm University: 💧Permafrost under the Arctic Ocean accelerate climate change 💧Return of the bladderwrack in the archipelago 💧Eel fisheries continues despite scientists warnings 💧Increases seabed knowledge with new depth data +more news, papers, events & jobs! su.se/marinenews

Bladderwrack from the Baltic Sea has been sent into space as a first step towards understanding its mysterious reproduction. "An absolutely breathtaking experience," says Professor Lena Kautsky. The scientists next steps is to send bladderwrack to ISS for a longer period of time. shorturl.at/KKscy