Ref. Ares(2018)4180323 - 09/08/2018
Ref. Ares(2019)2387732 - 04/04/2019
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09 August 2018 11:22
To:
CLARK Helene (MARE)
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Subject:
RE: Ares(2018)4088522 - On behalf of Ms Clark: letter to members of
NWW group
Attachments:
180809 Cover letter JR NWW.pdf; 180809 Final JR NWW 2019.docx;
180809 Annex XII DM Horsemackerel.docx; 180809 Annex XIII DM
Mackerel.docx; 180809 Annex VIII HS Plaice.docx; 180809 Annex XI DM
Cod.docx; 180809 Annex X DM haddock.docx; CELSELEC fiche.pdf;
REJEMCELEC_fiches_synthétiques.pdf
Dear Ms. Clark,
On behalf of
in her role as chair of the North Western Waters regional group, I
hereby send to you the revised Joint Recommendation for a discard plan 2019 for demersal fisheries,
together with the annexes that link to the exemptions that have been altered. The members of the
North Western Waters regional group have done their utmost to accommodate the observations of the
Commission while still taking into account a workable landing obligation.
Furthermore, I wish to express my appreciation to my colleagues for their work and input during this
sunny, but short and sometimes difficult revision process, having to deal with a situation in which
many of their colleagues were on holiday.
Kind regards,
........................................................................
Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality
Department of European Agricultural and Fisheries Policies and Food Security
Bezuidenhoutseweg 73 | 2594 AN | THE HAGUE | A Noord 4
Postbus 20401 | 2500 EK | THE HAGUE
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Onderwerp: FW: Ares(2018)4088522 - On behalf of Ms Clark: letter to members of NWW group
Dear Ms. Clark,
On behalf of
in her role as chair of the North Western Waters, I would like to inform
you on the process of revising the North Western Waters Joint Recommendation for a discard plan
2019 for demersal fisheries.
Although the specific time of year and the short deadlines make it challenging to get the right mandate
to make changes, we are working on the removal and/or adjustment of the following exemptions:
High survival:
•
Skates and ray species caught by any gear in the North Western Waters (areas VI and VII)
•
Plaice caught with beam trawls in ICES subareas VIIa to VIIk
De minimis:
•
Gadoid caught using bottom trawls, seines and beam trawls of greater than or equal to 80mm
mesh size in the Celtic Sea and the Channel (ICES VIIb-c, e-k): this de minimis will be
replaced by 2 new de minimis exemptions for haddock and cod. Furthermore the existing
exemptions for whiting in VIIb-j will be retained. These exemption have already been assessed
by STECF and justification has been provided previously.
•
Undersized whiting in the TR2 Nephrops trawl fishery in ICES division VIIa
•
Undersized bycatches of haddock in the TR1 demersal trawl fisheries in ICES area VIIa
•
Bycatch of pelagic species (mackerel, horse mackerel, herring, boarfish, greater silver smelt)
caught by vessels using bottom trawls and seines, and beam trawls in subarea VI and VIIb-k:
this de minimis will be split in 2 separate de minimis exemptions (mackerel and horse
mackerel)
If we can maintain the current progress I expect to send to you the consolidated revised Joint
Recommendation in the course of next week, but no later than 15 August.
Kind regards,
........................................................................
Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality
Department of European Agricultural and Fisheries Policies and Food Security
Bezuidenhoutseweg 73 | 2594 AN | THE HAGUE | A Noord 4
Postbus 20401 | 2500 EK | THE HAGUE
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Dear members of the North Western Waters group,
I refer to my letter of 24 July to the Chair of the group, with copy to you all,
presenting the Commission's assessment of the various elements of your Joint
Recommendation.
Following some of the comments already exchanged in the group, I wish to
underline that this assessment has been based on a DG MARE collective and
thorough analysis, not only on the STEFC recommendation, but also on the
specific context of your fisheries. We have received, as could be expected with
the entry into force of the full landing obligation in 2019, a high number of
requests for derogations, and have been keen to ensure a coherent approach
between all sea basins, as well as fair treatment of all groups.
As you will have noticed, the Commission accepted most of your requests for
high survivability, including some with low survivability rates, such as some of the
requests for plaice caught with beam trawls or for the majority of skates and rays.
It should be clear that such derogations are exceptional and could only be
justified as temporary, pending further information, or pending further measures
to be taken to increase selectivity. Progress with these will need to be closely
monitored over the months to come. We have also accepted the extended de
minimis exemptions for whiting in 7d. This level of acceptance is certainly a
reflection of the serious work done in your Group.
There are however a few requests which, if included in the Delegated Act, would
risk jeopardising the whole inter-institutional adoption process, which as you
know, involves both the Council and the European Parliament. The combined de
minimis requests for gadoids and pelagic species are examples where the
STEFC assessment is clearly not supportive. The requests for de minimis for
whiting and haddock in the Irish Sea are other examples where STECF was not
supportive. Accepting the exemption for plaice in the BT2 for three years with the
very low survival rate is also such a case, which is why we suggest a shorter time
period.
Let me however clarify that the Commission’s approach should not be seen as
cherry picking, but as an approach which takes into account the Basic Regulation
and the need to have a positive assessment by the STECF. Where this is not the
case we have to ask the MS Group to revise their JR.
We strongly advise that the Group withdraws these controversial requests, in
order to increase the chances of having a Delegated Act in force at the beginning
of 2019. The Group can of course submit a separate Joint recommendation for
some of the excluded exemptions if and when it considers that it is able to provide
a stronger justification.
or myself are at your
disposal should you wish to discuss how to proceed.
Best regards
Hélène Clark
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