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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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
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

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