Proclamation of the Federal Republic of Germany on the establishment of a fishing area of the Federal Republic of Germany in the Baltic Sea. Country/Territory Germany Document type Miscellaneous Date 1978 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Fisheries Keyword Marine fisheries Fishing area Fishery management and conservation Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Abstract The Federal Republic of Germany establishes with effects from 15 June 1978 in the Baltic Sea a fishing area. In this area the Federal Republic of Germany exercises sovereign rights for the purpose of conservation and use of fish stock. Full text German Website www.bmj.de