Report of the Study Group on Fish and Fisheries Issues in the BSRP (SGBFFI)

The Study Group on Fish and Fisheries Issues in the BSRP (SGBFFI) addressed all Terms of Reference. Concerning open sea fish species (herring, sprat and cod) the main effort was allocated to growth modelling of Baltic herring (i), environmental factors affecting fishes recruitment (iii) and status of compilation of the Baltic fish historical data that are partly financed by Baltic Sea Regional Project (iii).