Ernesto Penas Principal Adviser European Commission Fisheries management striking the right balance More investment does not always yield more production Fisheries management a cooperative ID: 1047836
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1. the management of fish stocks in the European UnionErnesto PenasPrincipal AdviserEuropean Commission
2. Fisheries management: striking the right balance. More investment does not always yield more production
3. Fisheries management: a cooperative exerciseManagement of:Discrete stocks in EU watersShared stocks with neghbouring countries Multilateral stocks in Regional fisheries OrganisationsInternational instruments:UNCLOSUN Fish Stock AgreementFAO Code of ConductFAO Port State AgreementThe EU, promoter and signatory of all agreements
4. Combining different policy objectives: economic, biological, socialSource: M. Pastoors (2012)
5. ICES Management areasSource: FAO
6. Scientific advice by ICESScientific advice for cod fish in the North Sea in 2017. Source: International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES)
7. …but scientific advice not always sufficient for quantitative assessment ››Precautionary ApproachICES evaluation of pollack in Areas VI and VII for 2017Evaluation of data-poor stocks:…and the precautionary approachAs information about a stock status becomes increasingly limited,more conservative refererence points should be used and a further margin of precaution should be adopted
8. Other adviceOther scientific bodies:GFCM (Mediterranean)NAFO, ICCAT, etc. (multilateral)STECF (economic advice) Stakeholder advice: the Advisory Councils
9. TACs: Total allowable catches
10. Controlling the CFP and fighting IUU fishingEFCA: the European Fisheries Control AgencyAnd the IUU regulation: fighting illegal fishing around the world
11. Is it working?NE Atlantic: 66 assessed stocks: 39 (59%) exploited within Fmsy levels Biomass levels, up by 35% from 2003 to 2015Mediterranean, only 35 stocks assessed Biomass levels down 20% from 2003 to 2015Source: Communication on Fishing Opportunities for 2018.
12. …but fisheries management does not come cheapFisheries management works, but at a price:Meta-analysis shows that there is a clear correlation between the status of fish stocks and the development of fisheries management and this, in turn, is also correlated to the socio-economic status of the country in question (Melknychuck et al., 2016)How to help Developing States?UN Technical assistance to countries and organizations for:AdviceTrainingData collection EU fisheries agreements: public support to improve management (access by private operators, subject to fees)EU development policy: aid to invest on fisheries management, availableOther donors
13. Thank you