Webinaarissa esitellään Merenkurkun alueen hylkeiden ravintoa koskevan tutkimuksen tuloksia ja käsitellään hylkeiden vaikutuksia kalastukseen, EU:n hyljetuotteiden kauppakieltoa sekä komission parhaillaan tekemää EU:n hyljesääntelyn arviointia. Webinaarin kieli on englanti.

Webbinariet behandlar resultat från en studie om sälarnas föda i Kvarken, sälarnas inverkan på fisket, EU:s handelsförbud för sälprodukter och kommissionens pågående utvärdering av EU:s regelverk för sälprodukter. Webbinariet hålls på engelska

The webinar will connect findings from a study on seal diets in the Kvarken region with broader questions concerning seal and fisheries management, the consequences of the EU trade ban on seal products, and the European Commission’s ongoing fitness check of the EU Seal Regime.

Programme

14:00 Welcome and introduction, Markus Norrback – Ostrobothnian Fisheries Association

14:05 Seal diets in the Kvarken region, Gulf of Bothnia – Elin Vide, Åbo Akademi University

14:20 Seal – Fisheries Interactions: Challenges and Potential Solutions – Sara Königson, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

14:35 EU trade ban on seal products: Misguided knowledge and unintended consequences – Petri Suuronen, International Seafood Consulting group

14.55-15.00 Break

15:00 Fitness check of the EU Seal Regime: state of play and next steps – Julia Rusch, Directorate General for the Environment, European Commission

15:15 Invited policy comments and comments from the representatives of ministries in Greenland, Finland and Sweden

15:45 Invited comments from fishers’ and hunters’ organisations

16:10 Discussion and questions

16:25 Closing remarks

View the webinar programme and register here.