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Cod under threat in the Baltic

Cod stocks have dropped significantly in the western Baltic as a result of overfishing. A new kind of fishing net has been created to help: it's designed so that it catches flatfish while allowing cod to go free.

Ostsee Fischfang Kabeljau (picture-alliance/Tetzlaft/Helga Lade)

   

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