European Commissioner for Agriculture Janusz Wojciechowski speaks during a plenary session at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, in November 2021. (Christian Hartmann/Associated Press)
“Predator control only will not control those strong issues,” he said.
Oceana, a non-governmental organization that advocates for the protection of marine ecosystems told Brussels-based news website Euractiv last month that depleted fish stocks were the result of “decades of overfishing, pollution and other human activities that have degraded the Baltic Sea ecosystem.”
A recent study from the University of Gothenburg also raised questions about existing levels of hunting on seals in Sweden and their long-term sustainability.
The commission will publish a report with the findings of its review in January.
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