DENMARK
Being a coastal ďŹ sher in Denmark has become more attractive
Regulatory conditions have improved the last years The regulatory framework under which the small-scale ďŹ shery in Denmark operates has gone through several changes over the last years. The revisions seek to secure its future, make it even more sustainable, and give young people an incentive to join.
Coastal fishermen in Denmark can look forward to a new label currently being discussed in parliament that will certify their catch as environmentally friendly.
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t is just after 05.30 as the vessel leaves the harbour on a clear calm morning at the end of May. The sea is utterly still and Morten Krogh, a young coastal fisher, busies himself in the cabin pulling on oilskins and filling out his logbook as the boat pulls out. The vessel is sailing from VedbĂŚk,
north of Copenhagen, along the Sound (Ă˜resund), the narrow channel of water between the west coast of southern Sweden and northern part of Zealand, the largest Danish island. VedbĂŚk is one of some 50 Danish harbours that are part of
havfriskfisk (literally, sea-fresh fish). Started in 2012, it is a
website (havfriskfisk.dk) that enables consumers interested in
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