Advice and Recommendations

The Pelagic AC provides credible, scientific, and consensus-based advice to inform pelagic fisheries policy, both upon the request of the European Commission and Member States, and on its own initiative. All advice and recommendations are developed and approved by the members of the Pelagic AC. 

Our advice — and responses to it — may be accessed below.

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Natural mortality of horse mackerel

The Pelagic AC asks the Commission to request the ICES Working Group on Widely Distributed Stocks (WGWIDE) to evaluate alternative options for age varying natural mortality and the possible impacts on the assessment.

2017 1617PAC 102 natural mortality hom Reply JAM
Letter from the chairman to the Commission

The Pelagic AC requests assistance from the Commission in setting up an informal Member States group to deal with the widely distributed small pelagic stocks under regionalization. It further emphasizes the value of having Commission representatives attend meetings of the Pelagic AC.

2017 1617PAC 33 Com rep and MS groups 1617ref13 regionalization
Meeting request with Commission and regional groups

The Pelagic AC requests a meeting with the Commission and the relevant regional groups to discuss how the collaboration between the Pelagic AC and the regional groups could be improved.

2016 1617PAC 07 Meeting request with Com and MS 1617ref08 Meeting request High Level Groups (answer EC)
Clarification on Animal By-product Regulation

The Pelagic AC requests clarification from the Commission in regards to the incompatibility of the landing obligation with the Animal By-product Regulation.

2016 1617PAC 25 Clarification ABP 1617ref10 Clarification ABP
Annual report on the implementation of the landing obligation

The Commission requests information on the implementation of the landing obligation.

2016 1617ref09 Annual report implemenation on LO
Scheveningen Group work program 2017

Work programm of the Scheveningen Group for 2017

2016 1617PAC 26 Scheveningen Group work program 1617ref06 Schev Gr work progr 2017 cover letter 1617ref06 Scheveningen Gr Work progr 2017
Lack of stakeholder consultation by the South Western Waters regional group

This letter represents a formal complaint to the South Western Waters regional group on their lack of consultation of the PELAC in regards to revising the pelagic discard plan in the South Western Waters. A copy of the letter has also been sent to the European Commission.

2016 1516PAC86 Stakeholder consultation under the CFP 1516ref12 Response SWW group lack of stakeholder consultation
Letter to ICES

The Pelagic AC proposes stakeholder consultations before and after ICES working group meetings to better integrate stakeholder’s knowledge.

2015 1415PAC76 stakeholder meeting ICES 1415ref17 ICES response stakeholder meeting ICES
EMFF

In this letter the Pelagic AC reminds Member States of the EMFF provision for funding research projects carried out within Advisory Councils.

2015 1415PAC64 EMFF Denmark 1415ref12 EMFF Germany 1415ref18 EMFF Spain 1415ref23 respose EMFF Sweden
Memorandum of Understanding between the Pelagic AC and the Member States

The Pelagic AC has drafted a Memorandum of Understanding setting out principles of collaboration for future work under the CFP.

2015 1415PAC128 MoU Denmark 1415ref20 Response MoU UK 1415ref22 NWW MS response to MoU 1415ref24 Response Scheveningen Group MoU 1415ref26 Reponse MoU and MCE meeting SWW group MOU North West Waters Group MoU PELAC MS draft MoU South West Waters Group

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