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16-4-2018 Agenda 13:30 Opening of the meeting 13:35 Adoption of the agenda 13:40 Follow-up on action items 14:00 Western horse mackerel • Outcome of Focus Group meeting • Update on PFA research project • Way forward 14:45 Celtic Sea herring • State of play • Way forward Working Group II 15:00 Coffee break 15:15 Landing obligation • Choke mitigation tool meeting • Other potential solutions to categoty 3 chokes 16:15 AOB 16:30 End of meeting 12 April 2018, Den Haag, The Netherlands Working Group II, 12 April 2018, Den Haag, The Netherlands Action items Action items General Irish Sea herring • Await response from ICES on the issue that stakeholders should have • Continue development of management strategy (Ian Gatt, Steven the right to withdraw their information if it is going to be changed in Mackinson, Alan McCulla) -ongoing the advice sheets (Carmen Fernandez, chairman) -ongoing • Circulate report of WKIRISH once available (secretariat) -ongoing • Draft briefing paper to DG RESEARCH on genetics research (Ken Whelan, Edward Farrell, Jens Carlsson) -ongoing Celtic Sea herring • Invite DG RESEARCH to the next Working Group II meeting that will deal extensively with genetics (secretariat) -ongoing • Develop recovery plan (Working Group members) – update today • • Follow up on choke mitigation measures for all relevant stocks Provide TAC advice for 2019 (Working Group members) -October (Working Group members) -today 2018 • Circulate the flyer of the final symposium of the Fmsy research project (secretariat) ✓ Working Group II, 12 April 2018, Den Haag, The Netherlands Working Group II, 12 April 2018, Den Haag, The Netherlands Action items Action items Herring in 6a and 7b,c Boarfish • • Develop a genetic sampling protocol (6a herring focus group) -ongoing Follow up on closures at the next meeting of the NWW regional group (chairman) ✓ • Arrange a genetics workshop with ICES once the sampling protocol is • available (6a herring focus group, Ken Whelan) -ongoing Provide TAC advice for 2019 (Working Group members) -October 2018 • • Ask Member States and Commission to include genetic sampling in Data Continue work on the assessment model (Marine Institute, Working Collection Framework once a protocol has been developed (Pelagic AC) - Group members) -ongoing ongoing • Peer-review herring genetics project (Ken Whelan, AST) -ongoing • Continue genetic, acoustic and morphometric research (NPWG) -ongoing • Re-submit recovery plan for evaluation (secretariat) ✓ • Provide TAC advice for 2019 (Working Group) -October 2018 Working Group II, 12 April 2018, Den Haag, The Netherlands Working Group II, 12 April 2018, Den Haag, The Netherlands 1

16-4-2018 Action items Action items Northeast Atlantic mackerel Western horse mackerel • Provide input into 2019 egg survey (Working Group members) -ongoing • Provide TAC advice for 2019 (Working Group members) -October 2018 • Provide TAC advice for 2019 (Working Group members) -October 2018 • Develop recovery plan (Focus Group) -ongoing • Follow up on choke mitigation measures (Working Group members, • chairman) -today Continue stock ID project (Focus Group) -ongoing • • Continue PFA research project (PFA) -ongoing Follow-up on technical issues in relation to the IESSNS versus the egg survey and the RFID tagging data at the next benchmark (Working Group members, chairman) -ongoing Southern horse mackerel • ICES approval for management strategy ✓ • Provide TAC advice for 2019 (Working Group members) -October 2018 Working Group II, 12 April 2018, Den Haag, The Netherlands Working Group II, 12 April 2018, Den Haag, The Netherlands Western horse mackerel Western horse mackerel Outcome of Focus Group meeting 11 April Update on PFA research project (Ester Beukhof) Working Group II, 12 April 2018, Den Haag, The Netherlands Working Group II, 12 April 2018, Den Haag, The Netherlands Western horse mackerel Celtic Sea herring Way forward State of Play 1. Develop rebuilding plan at FG meetings 30 th May and 26 th June 2. Present at WGII 5 th July Update Andy Campbell benchmark and rebuilding plan 3. Approval EXCOM July 4. Submit Commission request evaluation ICES July 5. Hopefully evaluated by WGWIDE end August Working Group II, 12 April 2018, Den Haag, The Netherlands Working Group II, 12 April 2018, Den Haag, The Netherlands 2

16-4-2018 Celtic Sea herring Landing Obligation Way forward Pelagic Fisheries Choke Species Analysis Develop rebuilding plan July meeting Pelagic Advisory Council October 2017 Working Group II, 12 April 2018, Den Haag, The Netherlands Working Group II, 12 April 2018, Den Haag, The Netherlands Landing Obligation Landing Obligation Key Issue Pelagic AC Choke mitigation tool ▪ Demersal bycatch in pelagic fisheries By-catch problem ▪ Pelagic bycatch in demersal fisheries 1. Demersal bycatch in pelagic fisheries 2. Pelagic bycatch in demersal fisheries Except Herring VIa. VIIbc Working Group II, 12 April 2018, Den Haag, The Netherlands Working Group II, 12 April 2018, Den Haag, The Netherlands Landing Obligation Landing Obligation Definition For the pelagic bycatch in demersal fisheries: Definition “ High risk ” – the stock has been identified as For the demersal bycatch in pelagic fisheries : “ High risk ” – the stock has been identified as being “high being “high risk” (i.e. catches are well in excess of risk” (i.e. catches are well in excess of current fishing current fishing opportunities and even with all opportunities and even with all the available mitigation the available mitigation tools applied there is a tools applied there is a high risk of choke for multiple high risk of choke for multiple Member States). Member States). There are recorded bycatches of these There are recorded bycatches of these stocks in stocks in pelagic fisheries for a number of Member demersal fisheries for a number of Member States and those Member States have a deficit between States and those Member States have a deficit catches and quota. between catches and quota. Working Group II, 12 April 2018, Den Haag, The Netherlands Working Group II, 12 April 2018, Den Haag, The Netherlands 3

16-4-2018 Landing Obligation Landing Obligation Demersal bycatch in pelagic fisheries Pelagic bycatch in demersal fisheries High Risk – catches exceed the TAC with multiple High Risk – catches exceed the TAC with multiple Member States impacted Member States impacted 1. Haddock VIIb-k 1. Horse mackerel IVb,c and VIId 2. Whiting VIIb-k 2. Herring VIA. VIIbc 3. Whiting VI 4. Hake II and IV 5. Whiting II and IV 6. Saithe II and IV 7. Whiting IIIa Working Group II, 12 April 2018, Den Haag, The Netherlands Working Group II, 12 April 2018, Den Haag, The Netherlands Landing Obligation Landing Obligation Commission Requests to PelAC 19 th March Commission Requests to PelAC 19 th March 20 1.List possible concrete choke cases pelagic 1.list possible concrete choke cases pelagic fisheries 2019, fisheries 2019 2.Proposal stakeholders pelagic fisheries as to Completed how such choke situations can be avoided for By-catch problem 2019 3.List technical & avoidance measures improved Demersal bycatch in pelagic fisheries 7 cases selectivity already undertaken stakeholders & Pelagic bycatch in demersal fisheries 1 case Member States administrations particular choke Except cases. Herring VIa. VIIbc Working Group II, 12 April 2018, Den Haag, The Netherlands Working Group II, 12 April 2018, Den Haag, The Netherlands Landing Obligation Landing Obligation Commission Requests to PelAC 19 th March 20 2. Proposal stakeholders pelagic fisheries as to how such choke situations can be avoided for Commission Requests to PelAC 19 th March 20 2019 Not Completed 3. List technical & avoidance measures improved Most Solutions outside scope of PelAC selectivity already undertaken stakeholders & High risk chokes only outside Article 15 CFP Member States administrations particular Regional Member States Groups Meetings choke cases. Recommendations on implementing the EU landing obligation in pelagic fisheries Completed but still to be compiled PelAC recommendation on de minimis After sorting and grading Other? Working Group II, 12 April 2018, Den Haag, The Netherlands Working Group II, 12 April 2018, Den Haag, The Netherlands 4

16-4-2018 AOB Thank you! Working Group II, 12 April 2018, Den Haag, The Netherlands Working Group II, 12 April 2018, Den Haag, The Netherlands 5