In 1999, at the initiative of the European Union, the IBSFC launched a management plan for Baltic cod: reduction in TACs, increase in minimum landing sizes, restricted access to spawning areas, larger net size, obligation to fit trawls with an exit window, limitation of by-catches, etc.
I 1999, faoi choimirce an Aontais Eorpaigh, sheol an IBSFC plean bainistithe throsc na Mara Bailte: laghdú na GII, méadú na mionmhéideanna díluchtaithe, teorannú rochtana do na limistéir atáirgthe, méadú mhogall na n-ean-gach, dualgas a bheith ann na tráil a fheistiú le fuinneog éalaithe, teorannú na bhfoghabhálacha, srl.