For years, the EU cut fishing quotas for Baltic cod and herring, hoping to rebuild the stocks.
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For years, the EU cut fishing quotas for Baltic cod and herring, hoping to rebuild the stocks.
Baltic cod and herring stocks have not recovered despite years of EU quota cuts.
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