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European Fisheries Management

European Fisheries Management. Rainer Froese IFM-GEOMAR. European Fisheries Management. Crash Course in Fisheries Biology Crash Course in ICES Assessment The EC Common Fisheries Policy The Management Process Management in Action in the Baltic

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European Fisheries Management

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  1. European Fisheries Management Rainer Froese IFM-GEOMAR

  2. European Fisheries Management • Crash Course in Fisheries Biology • Crash Course in ICES Assessment • The EC Common Fisheries Policy • The Management Process • Management in Action in the Baltic • Exercise: Present and discuss ICES Advice for selected North Sea Stocks (www.ices.dk)

  3. Natural Mortality of Cod

  4. Growth in Weight of Cod

  5. Year Class Biomass of Cod Biomass Survivors Weight

  6. Reproduction of Cod 1. Maturity at 3 years Optimum size at 8 years Mean reproductive phase 5 years

  7. Fishing after Optimum Size Mean reproductive phase

  8. Fishing after Maturity ½ reproductive phase

  9. ICES AssessmentCatch and Fishing Mortality:Fpa and Flim

  10. ICES Asessment Stock-Recruitment Relationship Blim and Bpa Recruits Blim Bpa SSB

  11. ICES AssessmentThe Precautionary Framework

  12. The Common Fisheries Policy • “A common policy in the sphere of agriculture and fisheries”, 1958 • First common measures in 1970 on equal access to fishing grounds outside a ‘coastal band’; subsidies for modernization of fishing vessels etc. • 200 nm EEZ in 1976 • Common Fisheries Policy since 1983

  13. The Common Fisheries Policy • Ensure exploitation of living aquatic resources that provides sustainable economic, environmental and social conditions. • Precautionary approach to: • protect and conserve living aquatic resources; • provide for their sustainable exploitation; • minimise the impact of fishing activities on marine ecosystems; • efficient fishing activities within an economically viable and competitive fisheries and aquaculture industry; • provide a fair standard of living for those who depend on fishing; • take into account the interests of consumers.

  14. The Management Process • DG Fish asks ICES for scientific information and advice. • ICES working groups assess stocks and recommend total allowable catch (TAC) including discards and ‘unaccounted’ catch, based on a framework aiming to prevent the collapse of stocks. • Several official committees (ACFA, STECF, RACs) apply pressure for higher TACs. • DG Fish recommends higher TACs (10-30% beyond ICES recommendation, ignoring discards and IUU catches). • Council of Agriculture Ministers sets TACS 10-30% beyond DG Fish recommendation.

  15. Examples for the Baltic

  16. Stock Size and Fishing Mortality for Eastern Baltic Cod TACs for 2008: ICES recommendation: 0 t EC recommendation: 31,561 t Council of Ministers : ?? t

  17. Stock Size of Western Baltic Cod TACs for 2008: ICES recommendation : < 13,500 t EC recommendation : 17,930 t (+33%) Council of Ministers : ?? t

  18. Eastern Baltic Herring TACs for 2008 ICES recommendation : < 195,000 t DG Fish recommendation: 148,407 t Council of Ministers : ?? t

  19. Stock Size of Baltic Sprat TACs for 2008: ICES recommendation : < 432,000 t DG Fish recommendation: 432,000 t Council of Ministers : ?? t

  20. Landings of Plaice in the Western Baltic TACs for 2008: ICES recommendation : None, not enough data DG Fish recommendation : 3,201 t Council of Ministers : ?? t

  21. Exercises • Go to www.ices.dk, Latest Advice, Ecoregion North Sea • Select Cod, Plaice and Haddock • Show current position of stocks in precautionary diagram

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