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Executive Committee meeting

12 July 2017, The Hague, The Netherlands

Agenda

Executive Committee, 12 July 2017, The Hague, The Netherlands

09:00 Opening of the meeting by the chairman, Jesper Raakjær 09:05 Adoption of the agenda 09:10 Follow-up on action items 09:20 Work program and budget 2017-2018 09:40 General elections in October 2017 09:50 Commission consultation on fishing opportunities 2018 & Evaluation of Control Regulation 10:30 Coffee break 11:00 Advice from Working Group I 11:25 Advice from Working Group II 11:50 AOB 12:00 End of meeting

Action items

• Submit advice on amending NWW and SWW pelagic

discard plans to regional groups (chairmen, secretariat) ✓

• Circulate rebuilding plan for herring in 6a and 7b,c to

Working Group II and subsequently adopt plan through written procedure (secretariat, Working Group II, ExCom) ✓

• Submit data on survivability within two weeks to the

secretariat (all members) ✓

• Submit letter to Commission regarding EMFF funding✓

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Work program 2017-2018

• Implementation of the landing obligation

➢ Monitor effectiveness of new discard plans and developments that might warrant any amendments

• Control

focus group and evaluation

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the control regulation ➢ Discuss report on the evaluation of the control regulation ➢ Continue work on control and enforcement ➢ EFCA’s gramme size project

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Work program 2017-2018

• Multi-annual management strategies

➢ Continue development of multi-annual management strategies ➢ Special focus

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VIa herring, Southern horse mackerel, North Sea horse mackerel, Western horse mackerel & blue whiting

• TACs and other short-term management measures

➢ Yearly TAC advice for all stocks ➢ Where appropriate advice on technical measures

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Work program 2017-2018

• Ecosystem-based approach to fisheries management

➢ Ecosystem focus group ➢ Contribute to the development of multiannual- multispecies plans ➢ Mapping exercises

• Regionalization

➢ Arrange annual meeting between MT and regional groups to align agendas and clarify

• bjectives and expectations

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Work program 2017-2018

• MCRS

➢ Continue work on MCRS on a case by case basis ➢ Scrutinize current MCRS values

• Fisheries Science and other collaboration

➢ Continue collaboration with ICES and national research institutes ➢ Participate in Maxfish if funded ➢ Liaise with European Parliament and European Commission ➢ Seminar with MAFMC

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Provisional planning 2017-2018

Meeting Date Place Main topics GA/ExCom/WGs 4-5 October 2017 The Hague

• Final report 2016-2017
• General elections
• ICES advice on widely distributed

stocks

• TACs for 2017
• Multiannual management strategies

Joint two-part seminar with the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council Second quarter

• f 2018

Hirthals, Denmark & Boston, MA

• Collaborative efforts in fisheries

management in the EU and the US

• Cross-continental learning

ExCom/WGs/FGs February 2018 To be determined

• Evaluation of 2017
• Horizontal issues
• Multiannual management strategies
• Midterm report

ExCom/WGs/FGs April 2018 To be determined

• Horizontal issues
• Multiannual management strategies

ExCom/WGs/FGs July 2018 To be determined

• ICES advice on North Sea and Celtic

Sea pelagic stocks

• TACs for 2018
• Multiannual management strategies
• Horizontal issues
• Work program 2018-2019

Budget 2017-2018

2016/2017 Estimated 2017/18 Budgeted A: Staff

157.198 154.900

B: Participation in meetings

100.970 72.665

C: Preparation of meetings

19.422 20.500

D: Operation costs

20.560 13.488

E: Interpretation

32.700 31.080

F: Other contracts

27.300 26.700

G: Reserve

15.967

H: Deficit TOTAL

358.150 335.300

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Budget 2017-2018

Missing contributions members:

• ANOP (but filled in commitment)

Member States that paid:

• Ireland, Poland, Sweden, Denmark & France

Member States that signed commitment:

• The Netherlands & Germany (always pays in January)

Member States that neither paid nor signed commitment:

• UK, Spain & Portugal

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General elections in October

Executive Committee, 12 July 2017, The Hague, The Netherlands

If you want to join one or both working groups:

• Send email to the secretariat

If you want to join the ExCom:

• Submit a motivation letter to the secretariat

If you are interested in chairing the General Assembly or one

• f the Working Groups:
• Submit a motivation letter and CV to the secretariat

Commission consultation on fishing

• pportunities 2018

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Control

Commission presentation on the evaluation of the Control Regulation and the control report by the European Court of Auditors

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Advice from Working Group I

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Advice from Working Group II

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AOB

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Thank you and have a good summer!

Executive Committee, 12 July 2017, The Hague, The Netherlands