Overarching measures to protect Swedish fisheries

The plan gives the state particular responsibility for the country being sufficiently self-sufficient in food and wants to invest in sustainable food production, while more of the value of natural resources shall stay where they are produced. To particularly protect small-scale coastal fishing, which is described as gentler on the environment, aligns with both commitments. The plan does not explicitly mention the fishing industry.

• food self-sufficiencydecisive»se till att landet är tillräckligt självförsörjande med livsmedel.« (party programme ↗)“see to it that the country is sufficiently self-sufficient in food.”
• sustainable food production»En annan viktig del i den gröna omställningen är satsningar på hållbar livsmedelsproduktion.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Another important part of the green transition is investments in sustainable food production.”
• value stays local»Mer av naturresursernas värden måste stanna kvar där de utvinns och produceras.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“More of the value of natural resources must stay where they are extracted and produced.”
• good conditions for ecosystems»skapa goda villkor för rika ekosystem, bland annat genom att återställa« (party programme ↗)“create good conditions for rich ecosystems, including by restoring”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The party programme requires a reform of agricultural and fisheries policy where the consumer perspective, safe food and environmental considerations are the starting point, and establishes that the entire country should be able to live. Particularly protecting small-scale coastal fisheries, which are more environmentally friendly and important for food provision, follows from this. The election manifesto warns of the threat to biological diversity. The plan therefore supports the counter-proposal's demand.

• reformed fisheries policydecisive»också en omläggning av jordbruks- och fiskeripolitiken. Konsumentperspektivet, inte« (party programme ↗)“also a reform of agricultural and fisheries policy. The consumer perspective, not”
• environmental considerations and safe food»producentintresset, ska vara utgångspunkten för en politik där säkra livsmedel, miljöhänsyn« (party programme ↗)“producer interest, should be the starting point for a policy where safe food, environmental considerations”
• the entire country should be able to live»Alla har ett gemensamt intresse av att hela landet kan leva och utvecklas.« (party programme ↗)“Everyone has a common interest in ensuring that the entire country can live and develop.”
• protect biological diversity»Samtidigt accelererar artdöden och den biologiska mångfalden hotas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“At the same time, species extinction is accelerating and biological diversity is under threat.”

The election manifesto wants to move to gentler fishing methods and let the ecosystems set the limits, and the party programme highlights the role of coastal fishing for living archipelagos and warns of industrial fishing's damage. The counter-proposal's requirement to particularly value small-scale coastal fishing follows directly from these commitments.

• gentler fishing methodsdecisive»låt ekosystemen i haven sätta gränserna för hur mycket fisk som får fångas, inför en ekosystembaserad havsförvaltning och gå över till skonsamma fiskemetoder.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“let the ecosystems in the seas set the limits for how much fish can be caught, introduce an ecosystem-based marine management and move to gentler fishing methods.”
• value coastal fishing»Det kustnära fisket och fritidsfisket har en viktig roll både för människors rekreation och för att våra skärgårdar ska hållas levande.« (party programme ↗)“Coastal fishing and recreational fishing have an important role both for people's recreation and for our archipelagos to remain living.”
• industrial fishing's damage»Genom bland annat industrifiske, övergödning, miljögifter och exploatering av kustzoner har störningarna på dessa ekologiska system ökat på ett ibland katastrofalt sätt.« (party programme ↗)“Through, among other things, industrial fishing, eutrophication, environmental toxins and exploitation of coastal zones, the disruptions to these ecological systems have increased in sometimes catastrophic ways.”
• sustainability governs fishing rights»Fiskerätter ska fördelas utifrån hållbarhetskriterier.« (party programme ↗)“Fishing rights shall be distributed on the basis of sustainability criteria.”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The election manifesto explicitly protects small-scale fishing against harmful bottom trawling and commits to strengthening the competitiveness of green industries. The party programme establishes that Swedish fishing shall lead in climate-smart, healthy and safe food. The counter-proposal's demands to more clearly protect coastal small-scale fishing and actively promote the industry follow directly from these commitments.

• protect small-scale fishingdecisive»Skadlig bottentrålning ska inte få förstöra för varken havsmiljön, den småskaliga fiskenäringen eller sportfisket.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Harmful bottom trawling should not be allowed to damage either the marine environment, small-scale fishing or sport fishing.”
• sustainable fishing in the lead»Svenskt jordbruk, fiske och jakt ska ta ledningen för den klimatsmarta, sunda och« (party programme ↗)“Swedish agriculture, fishing and hunting shall lead in climate-smart, healthy and”
• green industries' competitiveness»Vi vill stärka de gröna näringarnas konkurrenskraft.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to strengthen the competitiveness of green industries.”
• save the marine environment»Rädda Sveriges sjöar, vattendrag och hav.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Save Sweden's lakes, watercourses and seas.”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The party programme explicitly establishes that the regulatory framework shall benefit small-scale and coastal fishing and promote careful, selective fishing methods, and the election manifesto that industrial fishing shall be limited. Fishing must at the same time be kept within scientific frameworks. To more clearly protect small-scale coastal fishing and promote the sector's development is therefore precisely what the plan requires.

• benefit small-scale coastal fishingdecisive»Regelverket ska gynna småskaligt och kustnära fiske samt« (party programme ↗)“The regulatory framework shall benefit small-scale and coastal fishing as well as”
• limited industrial fishing»Kampen mot övergödningen ska fortsätta, industrifisket ska begränsas och de mest värdefulla havsområdena skyddas som marina reservat.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The fight against eutrophication shall continue, industrial fishing shall be limited and the most valuable sea areas protected as marine reserves.”
• sustainable fishing within scientific frameworks»Fisket måste bedrivas på ett långsiktigt hållbart sätt och hålla sig inom ramen för vetenskapliga« (party programme ↗)“Fishing must be conducted in a long-term sustainable manner and stay within the framework of scientific”
• lower administrative burden»Regelbördan för små företag ska minska, genom ansträngningar på både kommunal, statlig och« (party programme ↗)“The regulatory burden for small enterprises shall decrease, through efforts at both municipal, state and”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The party programme states that the Swedish fishing industry must be given conditions to be viable and lifts its regional political significance, especially for those in the archipelago who depend on the industry. That is exactly the small-scale coastal fishing the counter-proposal wants to value and develop. Fishing shall at the same time be conducted according to the stewardship principle, which accords with the argument that more careful methods shall be rewarded.

• viable fishing industrydecisive»Den svenska fiskerinäringen måste ges förutsättningar att även i framtiden vara livskraftig. Den regionalpolitiska betydelsen av svenskt fiske är stor.« (party programme ↗)“The Swedish fishing industry must be given conditions so that in future it remains viable. The regional political significance of Swedish fishing is large.”
• significance of coastal fishing»Många i skärgården är direkt eller indirekt beroende av en väl fungerande och livskraftig fiskerinäring.« (party programme ↗)“Many in the archipelago are directly or indirectly dependent on a well- functioning and viable fishing industry.”
• fishing for a living countryside»För en levande landsbygd är ett livskraftigt jord- och skogsbruk samt fiske och rennäring av central betydelse.« (party programme ↗)“For a living countryside, viable agriculture, forestry and fishing and reindeer herding are of central importance.”
• stewardship in fishing»Fisket ska i likhet med allt annat nyttjande av naturresurser ske med hänsyn till förvaltarskapsprincipen.« (party programme ↗)“Fishing shall in accordance with all other use of natural resources be conducted with consideration to the stewardship principle.”

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The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The plan establishes that the fishing industry has been hard hit by declining stocks due to near-shore trawl fishing and that development must be halted, and wants to move the trawl limit from four to twelve nautical miles. It is precisely a protection of small-scale near-shore fishing. The plan also links food security to reduced vulnerability and increased self-sufficiency, which is in line with the counter-proposal's demand.

• protection of near-shore fishingdecisive»Stävja minskningen av sill-/strömmingsbestånden i Östersjön genom att flytta gränsen för trålfiske från fyra till tolv nautiska mil« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Halt the decline of herring/sprat stocks in the Baltic Sea by moving the trawl limit from four to twelve nautical miles”
• save the fishing industry»Fiskerinäringen har drabbats hårt av minskade bestånd på senare år inte minst på grund av det kustnära trålfisket – den utvecklingen måste brytas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The fishing industry has been hard hit by declining stocks in recent years not least because of near-shore trawl fishing – that development must be halted.”
• increased self-sufficiency»Det nya säkerhetsläget i Europa gör att vi som land måste minska vår sårbarhet och öka vår självförsörjningsgrad.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The new security situation in Europe means that we as a country must reduce our vulnerability and increase our self-sufficiency.”
• strengthened food strategy»Förstärka livsmedelsstrategin« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen the food strategy”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The election manifesto states that the marine and aquatic environment must be prioritized more clearly over overly intensive fishing, which speaks for the more gentle small-scale coastal fishing. The plan also wants to utilize rural values, facilitate business throughout the country, and increase self-sufficiency in food. The counter-proposal's demands to protect and develop the fishing industry therefore align with the plan.

• environment over intensive fishingdecisive»Vår havs- och vattenmiljö måste prioriteras tydligare framför ett allt för intensivt fiske och omfattande vindkraftsutbyggnad.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Our marine and aquatic environment must be prioritized more clearly over overly intensive fishing and extensive wind power expansion.”
• rural business»Sverige behöver en politik som tar till vara värdet ute i landsbygden och som gör det enklare att i kombination med en väl avvägd miljöhänsyn att skapa fler verksamheter, jobb och ökad tillväxt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden needs a policy that values the countryside and makes it easier in combination with a well-balanced environmental consideration to create more activities, jobs, and increased growth.”
• increased self-sufficiency»Öka det svenska jordbrukets konkurrenskraft och Sveriges självförsörjning av livsmedel« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Increase Swedish agriculture's competitiveness and Sweden's self-sufficiency in food”
• business throughout the country»Underlätta för industri och näringsliv i hela landet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Facilitate industry and business throughout the country”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.