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The landing obligation – what was agreed?

Dominic Rihan, DGMARE, A2

"Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning". Winston Churchill

Catches subject to catch limits and in Mediterranean catches subject to minimum sizes

Other species International

• bligations

High survival rates Prohibited species 2015

Small pelagics Large pelagics Industrial species Baltic salmon

2015-2017 2016-2019 2017-2019

Baltic

North Sea

North Western Waters

South Western Waters Mediterranean Black Sea Other waters Multiannual Plan Exemptions De minimis 5% Documentation Of catches Fixing MCRS

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Temporary Discard Plan 3 years Exemptions De minimis 5% Documentation Of catches Fixing MCRS 5% de minimis 4 year transitional period 7% and 6% Selectivity difficult Disproportionate costs Catches not counted against quota but Fully recorded Joint Recommendations

MS Co-operate MS consult AC’s

COM Facilitates COM delegated act De minimis

Selectivity increases difficult Disproportionate Handling costs No more than 5%

Quota flexibility

Inter –Annual 10% Inter-species 9%

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Minimum conservation reference sizes

Purposes other than human consumption

Control!

Detailed & accurate documentation of all fishing trips by observers, CCTV etc. Fishing

• pportunities shall

be set taking account of the change from setting fishing

• pportunities to

reflect landings to setting fishing

• pportunities to

reflect catches

Omnibus!

• Technical measures
• Catch composition
• MLS
• Bycatch provisions
• Control
• Recording of catches
• Stowage
• Role of observers
• Penalty-points
• REM

Issues for the PELRAC?

• Data Issues
• Defining the fisheries
• Practical/Operational Issues
• Technical Measures
• Control Issues

Thank you for your attention!