Assesment of fish resources The state of the economically most important fish stocks, as well as the factors affecting it, is evaluated in this research programme. Information is needed in the management of fish stocks, for example, when specifying catch quotas or when assessing other regulations in fishing.
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| Salmon smolt trap being emptied. Photo: Ari Saura | The programme is made up of 20 projects, most of which are stock assessments. The following fish stocks are continuously monitored:
1. Baltic herring, sprat, cod, flounder – Baltic Sea
2. salmon, brown trout – Baltic Sea and the rivers flowing into it, the rivers Teno and Näätämö that flow into the Arctic Ocean
3. whitefish, pikeperch (zander), perch and pike – Baltic sea coastal and archipelago areas
4. freshwater fish communities and the vendace found in the Bay of Bothnia.
Stock estimates, predictions and guidelines are drawn up annually. The results can be found in the Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery Series of the Official Statistics of Finland (SVT).
Monitoring and international cooperation
Fish stocks are assessed through continuous monitoring and statistics on catches. Most of the monitoring is based on samples from the catches of professional fishermen.
Stock estimates of Baltic herring, sprat, cod and salmon are drawn up by assessment groups in the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES). The other stocks are assessed in The Finnish Game and Fisheries Research Institute.
More information
Jari Raitaniemi
Finnish Game and Fisheries Research Institute
Turku Game and Fisheries Research
Itäinen Pitkäkatu 3, 20520 Turku
Tel. +358 - (0)205 751 685, fax +358 - (0)205 751 689
e-mail: firstname.lastname@rktl.fi
Jaakko Erkinaro
Finnish Game and Fisheries Research Institute
Oulu Game and Fisheries Research
Tutkijantie 2 A
90570 Oulu
Tel. +358 - (0)205 751 871, fax +358 - (0)205 751 879
e-mail: firstname.lastname@rktl.fi
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