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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Request to be involved in socio-economic impact study on the CFP reform | The Pelagic RAC requests the Commission to be involved in a forthcoming socio-economic impact study on the CFP reform. | 2009 | 0910PRAC04 Letter to EC on Socio-eco IA 0910ref04 Reply EC on Impact assessment - CFP reform |
| Changes to western horse mackerel LTMP | The Pelagic RAC suggests two changes to the long-term management plan for western horse mackerel. | 2009 | 0910PRAC08 Recommendation on horse mackerel plan 0910ref06 Reply EC on LTM horse mackerel |
| Reform of CFP control system | 2008 | 0823 Recommendation to EC on reform control Reply EC 20080609 CFP reform Control | |
| Policy statement | 2008 | 0732 Reply to EC on fishing opportunities 08 Reply EC 20071106 Policy statement | |
| Blue whiting longterm management plan | 2008 | 0819 Letter to M Vinther ltm blue whiting 0829 Letter to EC ltm blue whiting Reply EC 20080310 LTM Blue Whiting | |
| Fishing opportunities herring stocks 2008 | 2008 | 0731 Recomm Sep 2007 | |
| Horse mackerel area alignment and sprat | 2008 | 0-0848 Recommendation to EC on horse mackerel and sprat 0809ref07 Reply EC on horse mackerel sprat and shared stocks | |
| Technical conservation measures | 2008 | 0809PRAC12 Recommendation TCM regulation 0809ref10 Reply EC on TCM | |
| Policy statement on fishing opportunities | 2008 | 0838 Letter to EC on policy statement document Reply EC 20081021 fishing opportunities 09 |