of European Fish Stocks Rainer Froese GEOMAR Pew Fellows Meeting 2016 21 October 2016 Noordwijk Netherlands Overview Crash course in fisheries management Main ID: 1047826
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1. Status and Exploitation of European Fish StocksRainer Froese, GEOMARPew Fellows Meeting 201621 October 2016, Noordwijk, Netherlands
2. OverviewCrash course in fisheries managementMain prescriptions of the CFPStatus of European stocksPolicy evaluationEconomic aspectsConclusions
3. Quick & Dirty DefinitionsMSY is the maximum catch that a stock can support; taking more will shrink the stock and will shrink future catches Bmsy is the smallest biomass (stock size) that can support MSY F is the proportion of fish in the water (on average over the year) that are killed by the fishery Fmsy is the maximum F that is compatible with the MSY concept; Fmsy will lead to MSY and Bmsy, albeit very slowly Bmey is the biomass with maximum profit for the fishersBpa is the biomass below which reproduction may be compromised
4. The MSY Framework
5. The MSY Framework Outside safe biological limitsOverfishingRecovering High biomass High profit High catchCFP 2013
6. Common Fisheries Policy (CFP, 2013)All fish stocks have to be rebuilt above the level that can produce maximum sustainable yields (MSY)Until 2015, fishing pressure has to be reduced at least to a level compatible with MSY (exceptions possible until 2020)Additional measures such as minimum landing sizes and protected areas are to be established to protect juvenile fishNegative impacts of fishing on the ecosystem are to be minimized6
7. European Stocks in 2013-2015◄ Management Decision ►Analysis of 397 stocks in European Seas and adjacent waters, Froese et al. 2016 (in press)◄ F & Reproduction & Growth ►
8. CFP compliance by Ecoregion
9. Stocks with CFP-compliant Fishing Pressure Analysis of 397 stocks in European Seas and adjacent waters, Froese et al. 2016 (in press)
10. Stocks with CFP-compliant Stock SizeAnalysis of 397 stocks in European Seas and adjacent waters, Froese et al. 2016 (in press)
11. Median Fishing Pressure in European SeasAnalysis of 397 stocks in European Seas and adjacent waters, Froese et al. 2016 (in press)
12. Median Biomass relative to BmsyAnalysis of 397 stocks in European Seas and adjacent waters, Froese et al. 2016 (in press)
13. Reducing Fishing Pressure to Fmsy by 2015Example: North SeaAnalysis of 45 stocks in European Seas and adjacent waters, Froese et al. 2016 (in press)
14. The Foregone Sustainable CatchIf stocks are rebuilt above the level that can produce MSY, and if 90% of MSY is taken as a precautionary target, the catches from European waters can be increased by 57%.Because there will be many more fish in the water, these catches can be taken with less effort, less by-catch, less impact, less cost, and higher profits. Analysis of 397 stocks in European Seas and adjacent waters, Froese et al. 2016 (in press)
15. Catch and Profit as a Function of F/MRelative yield and value as a function of fishing pressure. F/M < 0.83 results in B > 0.5 B0. Minimizing impact of fishing, Froese et al. 2016 EC- FisheriesIf fish are caught at the right size, the maximum economic yield (MEY) is obtained at about 60% of Fmsy .
16. ConclusionsThe CFP sets the correct goal of rebuilding stocks above levels that can produce MSYAn analysis of all European stocks shows that the goal of F <= Fmsy by 2015 has been missed by a large marginTherefore, there is no visible trend of rebuilding European fish stocks The Council has to be forced to implement the CFP
17. Thank You