Advice and Recommendations

The Pelagic RAC responds to a pilot project regarding measures to eliminate slipping, discarding and high-grading in pelagic fisheries, taking into account the situation of the mackerel fishery in Icelandic and Faroese waters.

The Pelagic RAC responds to a public consultation by MSC regarding the assessment of the management of fisheries on straddling and highly migratory stocks, including RFMO-governed fisheries.

The Fisheries Committee of the European Parliament seeked the Pelagic RAC’s advice with regards to amending Council regulation No 1300/2008 establishing a long-term management plan for the West of Scotland herring stock and the fisheries exploiting that stock.

In this document the Pelagic RAC reflects on its functioning in terms of recommendations provided for all relevant stocks in 2011 as well as the performance review announced for NEAFC.

The Pelagic RAC proposes a new harvest control rule (HCR) for blue whiting.

In this recommendation the Pelagic RAC advises on fishing opportunities for several European herring stocks in 2013 as well as issues related to long-term management and rebuilding plans.

In this document the Pelagic RAC proposes a long-term management plan for boarfish.

The Pelagic RAC provides advice on fishing opportunities for southern horse mackerel in 2013.

This advice deals with fishing opportunities in 2013 for blue whiting, boarfish, North Sea horse mackerel and Western horse mackerel. Furthermore it addresses issues relating to the management plans for some of these stocks.

In this recommendation the Pelagic RAC advises on fishing opportunities for Norwegian spring spawning herring and Northeast Atlantic mackerel in 2013. It also addresses the lack of a Coastal States agreement regarding Northeast Atlantic mackerel.