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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Footnotes in the TAC and Quota Regulation | The Pelagic AC recommends to temporarily use footnotes in the TAC and Quota Regulation to mitigate bycatch problems in pelagic fisheries. | 2016 | 1617 PAC24 footnotes 1617ref11 COM response footnotes |
| Derogation from the sprat box | The North Sea regional group proposed a derogation from the sprat box and asked for comments from the Pelagic AC. | 2016 | 1617PAC 27 Removal of the sprat box 1617ref05 Scheveningen HLG sprat box |
| Amendments to the pelagic discard plan in the North Sea | The Pelagic AC provides recommendations for amending the pelagic discard plan in the North Sea. | 2017 | 1617PAC32 Amendments discard plan North Sea |
| Revision of the Technical Measures Regulation | The Pelagic AC comments on the Commission’s proposal for a revision of the Technical Measures Regulation. It appreciates the idea to move away from the current complicated system to a more user-friendly regulation, but also notes a number of issues that could benefit from further improvements. | 2017 | 1617PAC 34 tech meas 1617ref16 COM response technical measures recommendation COM proposal tech meas annexes COM proposal tech meas |
| Commission Delegated Act on re-allocation of resources under the EMFF | The Pelagic AC opposes the proposed re-allocation of resources from the CFP to the IMP. Instead it recommends to provide more funding for scientific advice and knowledge. | 2017 | 1617PAC 89 EMFF re-allocation |
| Amendments to the pelagic discard plan in the North Western Waters | The Pelagic AC provides recommendations for amending the pelagic discard plan in the North Western Waters. | 2017 | 1617PAC91 Amendments discard plan NWW |
| Amendments to the pelagic discard plan in the South Western Waters | The Pelagic AC provides recommendations for amending the pelagic discard plan in the South Western Waters. | 2017 | 1617PAC92 Amendments discard plan SWW |
| Draft joint recommendation NWW regional group | The Pelagic AC comments on the draft joint recommendation of the NWW regional group regarding a revised discard plan for 2018-2020. | 2017 | 1617PAC94 Comments on draft discard plan NWW 20170508_Discussion paper_JR pelagic_draft |
| Rebuilding plan for herring in 6a and 7bc | The Pelagic AC developed a rebuilding plan for herring in areas 6a and 7bc, jointly with Marine Scotland and the Marine Institute Ireland | 2017 | 1617PAC 95 6a herring rebuilding plan 1617ref14 COM response herring rebuilding plan ICES evaluation 6a herring rebuilding plan |
| Wanted vs unwanted catch for North Sea horse mackerel | The Pelagic AC advises against a quota top-up for North Sea horse mackerel based on discard data. | 2017 | 1617PAC98 wanted vs unwanted catch NS hom |