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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fishing opportunities for 2021 | The Pelagic AC provides recommendations on TACs in 2021 for stocks under its remit. | 2020 | Fishing opportunities 2021 |
| Inclusion density dependence component to ICES workshop on a Research Roadmap for Mackerel (WKRRMAC) | Pelagic AC requests to include the density dependence compenent to the ICES workshop because the WKRRMAC is intended to look forward and build a roadmap for future science in relation to mackerel. | 2019 | 1819PAC68 Request inclusion DD in WKRRMAC |
| Inclusion of pelagic chapter in future STECF Annual Economic Reports on the EU fishing fleet | The Pelagic AC firmly believes the inclusion of a specific pelagic chapter in the STECF fleet report is needed for the report to fully reflect the correct fleet structure in Europe. The inclusion of such a chapter would present the sector proportionally relative to the demersal fleet and highlight its importance in Europe in terms of economic performance. | 2019 | 1819PAC16 to COM PELAC chapter STECF fleet report 1819ref05 Response COM to inclusion pelagics in STECF report |
| Commission representation at PELAC meetings | The PELAC urges the Commission to attend the most important meetings, e.g. when TAC advice is being discussed to reinstate a good working relationship with the PELAC. | 2018 | 1718 PAC135 COM representation at PELAC meetings 1718ref14 COM response representation at PELAC meetings |
| Editorial rights to stakeholder information | The Pelagic AC requests clarification from ICES regarding the editorial rights to information provided by stakeholders. | 2017 | 1617PAC97 editorial rights 1617ref15 response ICES on editorial rights stakeholders |
| Notification of intent to collect data suitable for advice | The Pelagic AC informs the Advisory Committee of ICES on its intention to collect data suitable to be used as a basis for ICES advice. | 2017 | 1617PAC90 data collection |
| Lack of Commission response to advice on fishing opportunities | In this letter the Pelagic AC expresses concern towards the lack of a response from the Commission on the advice on fishing opportunities, which is one of the AC’s core advice functions. | 2017 | 1718 PAC49 COM response to PELAC stock recommendation 1718ref08 COM response to letter regarding lack of response to fishing opp |
| Natural mortality of horse mackerel | The Pelagic AC asks the Commission to request the ICES Working Group on Widely Distributed Stocks (WGWIDE) to evaluate alternative options for age varying natural mortality and the possible impacts on the assessment. | 2017 | 1617PAC 102 natural mortality hom Reply JAM |
| Letter from the chairman to the Commission | The Pelagic AC requests assistance from the Commission in setting up an informal Member States group to deal with the widely distributed small pelagic stocks under regionalization. It further emphasizes the value of having Commission representatives attend meetings of the Pelagic AC. | 2017 | 1617PAC 33 Com rep and MS groups 1617ref13 regionalization |
| Meeting request with Commission and regional groups | The Pelagic AC requests a meeting with the Commission and the relevant regional groups to discuss how the collaboration between the Pelagic AC and the regional groups could be improved. | 2016 | 1617PAC 07 Meeting request with Com and MS 1617ref08 Meeting request High Level Groups (answer EC) |