The EU's new catch quotas for herring in the Baltic Sea are being increased significantly. It would have been safer for the ecosystem to wait a couple of years before making such a large increase, says Baltic Sea researcher Sara Söderström.
SwedenHerring fishing in the Baltic Sea will be allowed to increase despite Sweden’s opposition. The government still considers next year’s quotas acceptable and relatively low. “Stupid,” says the opposition.
Swedish politicsSMHI has issued a yellow warning for high water levels along Skåne’s southern coast.
Sweden“It has been just over four years since the Nord Stream gas pipelines were blown up off the Danish island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea. The trial has now begun in Hamburg. It is being held in a special security department,” Marayke Frantzen, a spokesperson for the court, told German public broadcaster NDR.
WorldThe Trump administration has discussed with Russian representatives the possibility of US investors financing the reconstruction of Nord Stream, a system of two large gas pipelines between Russia and Germany, Reuters reports.
BusinessThose who are eager to see left-handed pranks and jumps from a 40-meter high dive in real-time this summer can tune in to WWF's new live broadcast about seals. It's a really fun species, says Mathilda Karlsson at WWF.
SwedenRussia has hindered the Greek-owned oil tanker Green Admire from sailing further since she departed from the port in Sillamäe in Estonia.
WorldThe prices of Russian oil are falling for the fifth week in a row – in line with the world market price of oil. And the total value of Russia's oil exports was close to a two-year low last week, despite increased sales volumes.
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