Overview of the Dutch recreational fisheries for ICES WGSMRF 2009

The new European Union commission decision of 6 November 2008 adopts a multiannual Community programme pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 199/2008 establishing a Community framework for the collection, management and use of data in the fisheries sector and support for scientific advice regarding the common fisheries policy (2008/949/EC). This programme includes the collection of data for recreational fisheries

Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF) - European data for North Atlantic and Mediterranean albacore (STECF-17-03)

Commission Decision of 25 February 2016 setting up a Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries, C(2016) 1084, OJ C 74, 26.2.2016, p. 4–10. The Commission may consult the group on any matter relating to marine and fisheries biology, fishing gear technology, fisheries economics, fisheries governance, ecosystem effects of fisheries, aquaculture or similar disciplines. This report deals with the current status of European data for North Atlantic and Mediterranean albacore.JRC.D.2-Water and Marine Resource

Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF) - Technical measures (STECF-17-02)

Commission Decision of 25 February 2016 setting up a Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries, C(2016) 1084, OJ C 74, 26.2.2016, p. 4–10. The Commission may consult the group on any matter relating to marine and fisheries biology, fishing gear technology, fisheries economics, fisheries governance, ecosystem effects of fisheries, aquaculture or similar disciplines. An Expert Working Group of the STECF was convened to develop guidelines for future evaluations by STECF of alternative technical measures that deviate from the baseline standards established at European Union level.JRC.D.2-Water and Marine Resource

Welfare of fishes in aquaculture

Final report of the European Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture Advisory Commission (EIFAAC) project “Welfare of Fishes in Aquaculture” 2014–2018.201

The maximum sustainable yield leads to extinction of species in most single and multispecies fisheries

The Commission of the European Communities passed a resolution in 2006 to implement sustainability in EU fisheries through application of the maximum sustainable yield (MSY) based policy. It is shown here that attempts to reach MSY will lead towards extinction of species for every fishery that includes fishing of at least one trophic level which is directly or indirectly used as food for a higher trophic level. Because this condition is met by most single and multispecies fisheries, attempts to reach MSY should be discouraged instead of being legally prescribed as a goal. Based upon above result advice is given on how to manage a fishery which will not drive species to extinction

Data availibility for the fisheries impact assessment of the FIMPAS project

The project Fisheries Measures in Protected Areas (FIMPAS) aims to introduce fisheries measures in the marine Natura 2000 sites within the Exclusive Economic Zone of the Dutch part of the North Sea by the end of 2011. The FIMPAS project covers three such areas, the Dogger Bank and the Cleaver Bank (both to be designated for protection under the Habitats Directive) and the Frisian Front (to be designated for protection under the Birds Directive). These sites are beyond the Dutch 12 nm zone and several EU Member States fish within these areas. Therefore fisheries measures must be implemented through the Common Fisheries Policy. These marine protected areas, as well as the potential fisheries measures, are a consequence of the implementation of the European Birds and Habitats Directives and will be proposed to the European Commission by the Dutch government. The Dutch Ministry for Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality (LNV), together with Dutch environmental NGOs and the Dutch fishing industry, are cooperating within the FIMPAS project to develop the necessary fisheries measures to achieve the conservation objectives for the Dutch Natura 2000 sites of the North Sea. LNV has asked the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) to organize the necessary scientific processes and give advice on the desired fisheries measures involving the relevant stakeholders in this process

Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF) – Landing Obligation - Part 5 (demersal species for NWW, SWW and North Sea) (STECF-15-10)

This report presents the responses of the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries to requests from the European Commission for advice on the implementation of the EU Common Fisheries Policy. Advice is given in relation to the following: Landing Obligation (demersal species for NWW, SWW and North Sea).JRC.G.3-Maritime affair

From data to quota in fisheries research

Many European countries are exploiting common fish resources in the EU community waters and hence the management of their fisheries is highly governed by the European Common Fisheries Policy (CFP). The main objective of the CFP is that it ‘shall ensure exploitation of living aquatic resources that provides sustainable economic, environmental and social conditions ‘ (Council Regulation 2371/2002, p61). Since the establishment of the CFP in 1983, the application of Total Allowable Catches (TACs) has been a key element in achieving the CFP’s objectives. Each year in December, the TACs for the coming year are negotiated between the European Commission and the Council of Ministers for Fisheries, and all Member States receive a fixed share or quota from the agreed TACs. Setting TACs is the final step of an annual process, which starts with the collection of fishery- and stock-related data at the national level. Data gathering is subjected to the provisions of the Data Collection Regulation (DCR; Council Regulation 1543/2000 and Commission Regulations 1639/2001 and 1581/2004) and ILVO-Fisheries is one of the partners who carries out the DCR for Belgium. Fishery independent data (derived from surveys at sea with research vessels) and fishery dependent data (e.g. landings and discard statistics, length and age compositions of fish caught by fleet segments, etc.) are used to assess the status of the stocks. The assessment of stocks in the North East Atlantic occurs under the umbrella of ICES, the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea. It is also ICES who advises the European Commission on the fishing opportunities for the coming year(s). The Commission makes use of the advice to formulate the TAC proposals for the Council of Ministers in December