New fishing adventure on the way: Læsø fishermen aim to catch tuna

A new fishing adventure on the way: Læsø fishermen want to catch tuna

The Minister of the Environment is open to introducing quotas for tuna in Danish waters.

The bluefin tuna thrives in Danish waters. Here it leaps in the Øresund off Ålsgårde. (Photo: © Lars Laursen, Biofoto/Ritzau Scanpix)

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Mads Mostrup Jensen ([email protected]) 44 minutes ago

The fishermen on Læsø dream of being able to haul tuna weighing several hundred kilos up from the sea.

The bluefin tuna has returned to Danish waters, including the sea around Læsø, and the Minister of the Environment, Marie Reumert Gjerding (SF), is open to introducing quotas for catching tuna.

Read also: Minister will work for a Danish tuna quota (https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/seneste/minister-vil-arbejde-dansk-tun-kvote)

- Fishermen from Læsø could certainly fish for tuna as a supplement to their other fishing. Alternatively, they can take anglers on board, says Jess Jessen-Klixbühl, a board member of Læsø Havcenter, which is working to create an experience and activity center on Læsø.

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Minister wants a quota

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The bluefin tuna reappeared in Danish waters about ten years ago. But for now, it is not allowed to catch tuna in Denmark because we are not part of the international catch quota of 48,000 tons.

But the Minister of the Environment wants to change that.

- If it becomes possible next year for Denmark to trade for a tuna quota for anglers, I see no obstacle to making an agreement. In the longer term, I would like to work for Denmark to get a share of the total quota for bluefin tuna, she tells Politiken (https://politiken.dk/danmark/art10941728/Minister-vil-have-fingre-i-attraktive-tun).

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More food

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This is a very good message, believes Jess Jessen-Klixbüll.

- There is a large tuna fishery in the Mediterranean, and Norway also has its own quota. If the tuna is doing well, and we argue correctly for it, Denmark should get a quota again too, he says.

Read also: Expert believes it is time for Denmark to have a tuna industry again (https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/viden/natur/ekspert-mener-det-er-paa-tide-danmark-igen-faar-en-tunindustri)

It will especially benefit Læsø's fishermen, who have experienced restrictions on their catch of Norway lobster, says fisheries spokesperson Kim Edberg Andersen from the Denmark Democrats.

- It is entirely reasonable that we get an opportunity to compensate them so they can catch something other than Norway lobsters, he says.

The bluefin tuna disappeared from Danish waters during the 1960s. The tuna has been lured back to the area because the populations of herring and mackerel, which are among their primary food sources, have grown.

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