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Agenda 1) Opening of the meeting 2) Approval of the agenda 3) Follow-up on action items 4) Report from the 2 nd STECF meeting on the landing obligation • Articles 15 and 16 of the CFP (section 6 of discard plan) Joint Working Group I and II 5) Draft discard plans of priority 1 stocks 6) Draft discard plans for priority 2 stocks meeting 7) Action plan for finalisation of Joint Working Group report 8) Future meetings 9) AOB 5 February 2014, The Hague, The Netherlands 10) End of meeting Working Group I meeting, 30 June 2011, Leiden, The Netherlands Joint Working Group I and II meeting, 5 February 2014, The Hague, The Netherlands Action items- general Action items- general General Explore possibilities of developing a discard atlas using GIS in • • Submit possible discard causes/problems for all stocks before 15 collaboration with scientists (Dominic Rihan) November 2013 (Working Group I and II) Clarify what will happen if Member States do not cooperate in area IIIa • • Draft a short document on Atlanto-Scandian herring (Christian (Dominic Rihan) Olesen)  Submit fishery information like gear type, area, number of vessels etc. • • Decide on meeting date in February as soon as possible for all other stocks (deadline 15 November 2013): (Management Team)   Denmark: Esben Sverdrup & Bent Pallisgaard • Draft documents for priority 2 stocks and distribute them before  France: Jean-Marie Robert  February meeting (Christian Olesen, Sean O’Donoghue, Verena  Netherlands: Gerard van Balsfoort  Ohms)   Germany: Uwe Richter  • Provide a list of various stocks identified as category 1, 2 or 3 at the  Ireland: Eibhlin O’Sullivan & John Ward  STECF discard meeting (Dominic Rihan)   Portugal: Portuguese administration • Present STECF conclusions at Pelagic RAC February meeting (Dominic  Spain: José Beltran Rihan)  Sweden: Reine Johansson   UK: Ian Gatt & DEFRA  Joint Working Group I and II meeting, 5 February 2014, The Hague, The Netherlands Joint Working Group I and II meeting, 5 February 2014, The Hague, The Netherlands Action items- specific Action items- specific Northeast Atlantic mackerel Northeast Atlantic mackerel Update background information in draft document including charts from • Draft paragraph about usefulness of ITQ system to reduce discards and • the 2013 egg survey (Claus Reedtz-Sparrevohn)  decide at next meeting whether it will be included in the document or Update catch data for 2012 (Claus Reedtz-Sparrevohn)  not (Sean O’Donoghue, Christian Olesen) • • Decide whether to include 2013 catch predictions in draft document Add flexigrid and fishmeal/oil production plants on board under solutions • (Christian Olesen) to problem 5.2 pointing out the necessity for good control regarding the • Correct draft documents regarding fisheries information (Everybody)  latter (Christian Olesen)  • Update number of vessels for Portugal (Portuguese administration)  • Follow research projects relating to the development of acoustic • Submit data on allocation for handliners per Member State (Ian Gatt equipment and other selectivity measures (Sean O’Donoghue, Gerard together with DEFRA, Jean-Marie Robert, Bent Pallisgaard, Gerard van van Balsfoort) Balsfoort, José Beltran, Eibhlin O’Sullivan, Reine Johansson)  • Address market regulation with Commission experts in terms of discard • Formulate criteria in the introduction of the draft document regarding problem (Dominic Rihan) when vessels will be included in the fisheries table (Sean O’Donoghue, Christian Olesen, Verena Ohms)  Liaise with Andrew Campbell regarding discard data (Sean O’Donoghue) • Update discard information based on WGWIDE 2013 report (Claus • Reedtz-Sparrevohn)  Joint Working Group I and II meeting, 5 February 2014, The Hague, The Netherlands Joint Working Group I and II meeting, 5 February 2014, The Hague, The Netherlands 1

Action items- specific Action items- specific Western horse mackerel North Sea autumn spawning herring • Follow-up on discard risk analysis with Maurice Clarke (Sean O’Donoghue )  • Update background information in draft document (Claus Reedtz- Sparrevohn)  • Include under problems mackerel bycatch including juvenile mackerel due to a much higher mackerel stock than what science acknowledges • Verify catch data for 2012 (Christian Olesen)  (Christian Olesen)  Deciding and formulating the relevant discard maps (Christian Olesen, • Verena Ohms, Dominic Rihan)  Update background information in draft document including charts from • the 2013 egg survey (Claus Reedtz-Sparrevohn) Report missing discard measures and problems/solutions before 1 • November 2013 (Everybody)  Update catch for 2012 (Sean O’Donoghue, Verena Ohms)  • • Add sorting grid as solution under problems (Christian Olesen)  • Suggest more flexibility regarding percentage in bycatch provision under problems (Christian Olesen) Suggest to remove mesh size in the cod-end (Christian Olesen, Sean • O’Donoghue)  • Add sorting machines under solutions (Christian Olesen)  Joint Working Group I and II meeting, 5 February 2014, The Hague, The Netherlands Joint Working Group I and II meeting, 5 February 2014, The Hague, The Netherlands Action items- specific Discard plan Boarfish Content • Update background information in draft document (Claus Reedtz- 1. Introduction Sparrevohn)  2. Fisheries • Update catch data for 2012 (Claus Reedtz-Sparrevohn)  3. Information on existing discard data • Ask Edd Farell for information on discards (Sean O’Donoghue )  Move boarfish from priority 1 to priority 2 list (Verena Ohms)  • 4. Discard measures already in place 5. Problem areas and types of discards, solutions 6. Article 15 and 16 of the CFP 7. Implementation and control 8. Conclusions and recommendations Joint Working Group I and II meeting, 5 February 2014, The Hague, The Netherlands Joint Working Group I and II meeting, 5 February 2014, The Hague, The Netherlands Article 15 of the CFP Report from the 2 nd STECF meeting Article 15, paragraph 4 The landing obligation shall not apply to: & New requirements in articles 15 and (a) species in respect of which fishing is prohibited and which are 16 of the CPF in relation to pelagic identified as such in a Union legal act adopted in the area of the CFP; stocks, (b) species for which scientific evidence demonstrates high survival rates, taking into account the characteristics of the gear , of the fishing practices and of the ecosystem; (c) catches falling under de minimis exemptions. Joint Working Group I and II meeting, 5 February 2014, The Hague, The Netherlands Joint Working Group I and II meeting, 5 February 2014, The Hague, The Netherlands 2