The Baltic Sea is heavily affected by nitrogen and phosphorus leakages due to limited water exchanges with other sea areas. This causes problems with eutrophication such as algae blooming and changes in the ecosystem. Eutrophication is a prioritized environmental issue in Sweden. Improving the environmental status of the Baltic Sea is expected to increase the possibilities to obtain a sustainable fishery with higher profits, i.e. the fishery could generate green growth.

The purpose of the project is to identify the potential for green growth in Nordic fisheries considering the effects from reduced eutrophication. The Swedish case concerns cod fisheries in the western Baltic. The project is financed by the Nordic Council and is in cooperation with University of Copenhagen and University of Stavanger.

The project is planned to be ended in autumn 2016.