European plaice is doing well in the North Sea. The stock of plaice is above the safe biological limits.
Danish seine is considered to be a [selective fishing method] with little bycatchBycatch:
Species caught next to species targeted for fishery. By-catches can consist of non-commercial species and species that are too small, and can be kept (this part is sometimes called by-product) or thrown back into the sea (discards). of [undersized fish]. Bycatch is generally [landed]. There is incidental bycatch of sharks and rays. These species are vulnerable to overfishingOverfishing:
There is so much fish caught that the size of the stock has diminished so far that it can no longer produce a maximum sustainable yield. The size of the fish populations is insufficient to reproduce in the long term. and are under pressure in European waters. The extent to which this fishery contributes to this has not been investigated.
The management of this fishery level is done at EU-level and a [long-term management plan] for sole and plaice has been adopted. This plan is positive for plaice.