For decades, fishers in the Baltic Sea caught cod relentlessly, using large nets. Smaller fish could escape more easily ...

The seal population has increased from about 4,000, considered nearly extinct, in the late 1980s to about 50,000.

Sea turning into a lake With stocks plummeting since the 1970s, Baltic herring could face the same fate as many other species that all but disappeared from the region.

The discovery was made by Swedish scientists from the University of Uppsala, Sweden - as they have now proven a significant genetic distinctiveness of a fish known to local fishermen for centuries.

Clobazam, an anti-anxiety drug, is polluting our waterways. A Swedish study found traces of the drug had altered the way wild ...

Researchers have successfully revived algae that remained dormant underneath sediment at the bottom of the Baltic Sea for more than 7,000 years.

The number of species of the green alga sea lettuce in the Baltic Sea region and Scandinavian coast is much larger than what was previously known.

The EU countries have agreed on the new Baltic Sea fishing quotas, to include a 108 percent increase for herring starting next year. The EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council set the 2025 quotas, ...

Sea rescuers watch a whale that got caught in fishing nets as they prepare to assist in cutting it loose, off the Baltic Sea beach near Miedzyzdroje, Poland, on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. (Maritime ...

In just three months, three incidents of damage to Baltic Sea underwater cables have taken place. While accidential cable slices are common, the cluster raises suspicion.

The European Commission has proposed fishing quotas for the Baltic Sea for 2025, responding to a scientific assessment that highlights dire conditions for several fish stocks.

The European Commission proposed restrictive quotas in the Baltic Sea for all species except for herring while also calling for stricter application of EU fishing rules, on Monday (26 August).