Occurrence | native | ||
Importance | highly commercial | Ref. | FAO, 1994 |
Aquaculture | Ref. | ||
Regulations | Ref. | ||
Freshwater | No | ||
Brackish | Yes | ||
Saltwater | Yes | ||
Live export | |||
Bait | No | ||
Gamefish | No | ||
Abundance | fairly common (chances are about 50%) | Ref. | Klenz, B., 2003 |
Comments |
Occurs throughout the coastal and EEZ areas of the German North and Baltic Seas (Ref. 88171). The autumn spawning herring is considered endangered in the Baltic Sea (Ref. 88159). Threats for herring in the North and Baltic Seas due to human activities: fisheries, shipping and boating, resource exploration, offshore installations, sediment removal, eutrophication (Ref. 88171). |
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States/Provinces Complete? | No | ||
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Country information | https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/gm.html |