Overview

• The Red List evaluates 105 fish species across the North and Baltic Seas, finding 67 currently non-endangered.
• Ten species are classified as endangered, with two—dogfish and small diskbelly—listed as critically endangered.
• The stingray is recorded as extinct in the region for the first time under the update.
• Climate warming has driven a sharp decline in cold-water cod stocks over the past 20 years alongside a notable rise in warm-water sea bass and short-snouted seahorse sightings.
• The BfN calls for expanding strictly protected zones and implementing ecosystem-friendly fisheries management to counteract the impacts of heavy sea use.