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.
| Name | Summary | Year | Downloads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comments on draft discard plan for the North Sea | Comments on draft discard plan for the North Sea and the consultation process. | 2014 | 1314PRAC141 discard plans NS 1314ref23 PRAC discard recom (Scheveningen) |
| Autonomous TAC setting in mackerel fishery | The Pelagic RAC urges the Commission to resolve the conflict of autonomously setting TACs for Northeast Atlantic mackerel. | 2010 | 1011PRAC01 Continued distressing mackerel situation 1011ref01 Response Commissioner Damanaki mackerel situation |
| New information on North Sea herring stock | The Pelagic RAC addresses the upwards re-estimation of the North Sea herring stock biomass and consequential lower realized fishing mortality. | 2010 | 0910PRAC67 New information on NS herring stock status 0910ref19 Reply on NS herring stock status |
| Fishing opportunities for joint pelagic stocks in 2010 | The Pelagic RAC advises on fishing opportunities for 2010 for pelagic stocks shared with Third countries. | 2009 | 0910PRAC09 Recommendations on pelagic stocks 0910ref14 Reply EC on fishing opp 2010 joint pelagic stocks |
| Fishing opportunities for several herring stocks in 2010 | The Pelagic RAC advises on fishing opportunities in 2010 for several herring stocks | 2009 | 0910PRAC06 Recommendations on herring stocks 0910ref07 Reply EC on herring stocks |
| Removal of Butt of Lewis herring closure | The Pelagic RAC reminds the Commission of the decision to permanently remove the Butt of Lewis herring closure which therefore should no longer be listed in the specific technical measures for the North Western Waters and other relevant documents. | 2009 | 0910PRAC13 Recommendations on Butt of Lewis closure 0910ref09 Reply EC on Technical Measures |
| Joint RACs recommendation on TCM regulation | Several RACs express their discomfort with the consultation process on the technical conservation measures regulation which did not sufficiently allow for stakeholder response. | 2009 | Joint RACs recommendation on TCM regulation Reply EC to joint recommendation on TCM regulation |
| Pelagic annex in TCM regulation | It is asked to reintroduce the annex on pelagics in the Commission’s proposal regarding the technical conservation measures regulation. | 2009 | 0910PRAC14 PRAC letter to EC on pelagic annex in TCM regulation 0910ref09 Reply EC on Technical Measures |
| Position paper on CFP reform | The Pelagic RAC responds to the Commission’s green paper and explores possible changes to the Common Fisheries Policy. | 2009 | 0910PRAC18 Position paper on CFP reform - AS PRINTED 0910ref18 Reply EC on Green Paper on CFP |
| Distressing situation of western horse mackerel and mackerel | The Pelagic RAC expresses its worries regarding the fact that the LTMP developed for western horse mackerel has still not been agreed upon, as well as irresponsible unilateral TAC setting for northeast atlantic mackerel. | 2009 | 0910PRAC15 Letter from P-RAC on mackerel and horse mackerel 0910ref10 Reply EC on (Horse) Mackerel |