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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MPAs | 2008 | 0809 Recommendation to UK gov on MPAs | |
| Timing scientific advice | 2007 | 0706 Timing scientific advice Reply EC 20070419 Timing of scientific advice | |
| Technical Conservation measures | 2007 | 0705 Technical Conservation Measures | |
| Mackerel management plan | 2007 | 0703 Support to Mackerel Management Plan Reply EC 20070315 RAC advice (4) | |
| Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) | 2007 | 0719 PRAC recommendation on SAC 0739 Reply to EC on SACs Reply EC 20070914 SACs Reply EC 20071220 SACs | |
| Discards | 2007 | 0718 PRAC response to Discards Reply EC 20070723 discards | |
| Rights based management | 2007 | 0730 Recomm rights based management 20070226 EC - RBM tools - EC doc1 20070226 EC - RBM tools - EC doc2 Reply EC 20070907 Rights Based Management | |
| Fishing opportunities 2008 | 2007 | 0746 Recomm PRAC on TACs08 Reply EC 20071218 TACs 2008 | |
| Lyme Bay | 2007 | 0750 PRAC response to consultation Lyme Bay | |
| Removal Butt of Lewis Box | 2007 | 0702 Removal of Butt of Lewis Box Reply EC 20070315 RAC advice (4) |