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Stakeholder involvem ent in fishing gear selectivity developm ent

Can it increase the success of the Landing Obligation?

Jordan Feekings Research Scientist DTU Aqua HELCOM FISH 5-2016

New EU Com m on Fisheries Policy

• Discards/ unwanted catch now

has a value

• Counts towards quotas
• Fishermen now have an

economic incentive to improve their selectivity

• Objectives of the management

system and those of the fishermen are aligned

2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 Num ber Carapace length ( m m )

4 0 m m / ~ 1 3 cm MLS

Discards Landings

New CFP and gear selectivity What we expect

• Fishermen will need to modify their gears more actively

throughout the year

• Gear modifications on a vessel not fleet level
• Gears will need to match quotas

W hat are the traditional w ays gears have been im plem ented in Denm ark/ EU?

• Often prescribed in a top-down manner where minimum requirements

are described in legislations – Minimum mesh sizes – Mesh shapes – Mandatory use of grids or panels – Size and placement of panels – Bar spacing in grids – Twine thickness

• Becom es m icro m anagem ent

W hat are the pitfalls of a top-dow n approach?

• Slow and inflexible system
• Gears often very sensitive to small changes

– Reason to why technical regulations get longer and longer

• Selectivity improvements negated

– Simple changes can have a large effect on selectivity Fishery Gear trial

Krag et al. 2016

W hat are the pitfalls of a top-dow n approach?

• Reduces sense of ownership the fishermen have over their fishery
• The inflexibility of most regulatory systems provides fishermen with little

possibility to develop and test more selective fishing practices.

• One system is expected to fit all in an area.

I T’S A RENTAL DON’T BE GENTLE

An alternative to a top-dow n approach

• A bottom-up approach

– Utilises industries unique practical knowledge – Gives industry a chance to take an active role – Creates ownership

Idea Evaluation Industry testing Scientific testing Evaluation

Fast-Track system

Fast-Track w w w .fast-track.dk

• Close collaboration with the commission regarding the Fast-Track

approach to the development of gears

• And regarding the reform of the new technical measures
• Has the possibility to influence legislation/ the implementation of the LO

system

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