Trawler - COMMITTEE ON FISHERIES

TOP NEWS – MARCH 2013 COMMITTEE ON FISHERIES Wednesday 20 March 2013, 9.00 – 12.30 and 15.00 – 18.30 Thursday 21 March 2013, 9.00 – 12.30 Room ASP 3E2

HIGHLIGHTS ► Vote on the Regulation amending the long-term plan for cod stocks and on the alignment of the said long-term plan ► Vote on Fisheries Partnership Agreements with Mauritius, Mauritania & Madagascar ► Presentation of own-initiative report: A strategy for fisheries in the Adriatic and Ionian Seas and draft report on fishing for deep-sea stocks in the North-East Atlantic

CONTENT Chair’s note Ongoing dossiers Studies & notes Fisheries news RAC meetings International meetings

AGENDA Next Delegation Visits: Delegation to 28 April - 1 May 2013

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Next Hearing: Workshop proposed by EFCA "Tools to improve a Culture of Compliance in European Fisheries" - 22 April 2013

FURTHER INFORMATION @ EP Fisheries Committee link @ DG MARE (European Commission) link @ Irish Presidency of the Council link @ FAO Fishery and Aquaculture link @ ICES International Council for the Exploration of the Sea link

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CHAIR'S ANNOUNCEMENT

HUMANE FISHERIES Gabriel Mato Androver, PECH Committee chair, on the vital contribution of women to fisheries

Gabriel Mato Adrover, PECH Committee Chair

The 8th of March is International Women's Day, a day to celebrate, and to make us all reflect on the importance of women in fisheries. One of the areas where women have achieved important advances is the social dimension, and, in particular, where women have been active promoting initiatives to improve working conditions and safety at sea.

In periods of crisis women have often protested against developments and policies that potentially threaten both the survival of artisanal fisheries and the livelihood of dependent coastal communities. Also, in most Member States, women's organisations encourage their members and other women in the community to participate in training and educational courses.

A good example of a successful women's network is Rosa dos Ventos. In this organisation, fishermen's wives started to gather together in small groups in 1988 with the purpose of defending better working conditions for their husbands, who were on board fishing vessels for long periods of time. Due to these long absences at sea, it was difficult for the fishermen to gather around their cause, so the role their women play has been essential to raise awareness of precarious working conditions and safety on board.

These women have also joined fishermen's wives groups in France to share common practices, exchange information, organise workshops and trainings. The network of fishermen's wives has nowadays a clear international dimension.

With their actions, they have contributed to humanise the work of the fishermen, dignifying it and requesting from the public authorities due respect to fishermen and their families. The role of women in fisheries deserves to be recognised in its full extent as it is an integral part of the human dimension of fisheries - fishing being a human activity.

It might appear obvious that fishing is indeed a human activity, but sometimes I am surprised to see the lack of the human dimension in our fisheries legislation. It is a human activity that has an impact on the environment in our seas, and it should therefore be the humane activity carried out in respect of the environment. In this way, the human dimension will become more evident and legislation will be more equitable and adjusted to the daily activities of fishing.

Gabriel MATO ADROVER

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ONGOING DOSSIERS Reports European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) 2011/0380(COD) Fishery resources: recovery of cod stocks, long-term plan; aligning the Regulation with the TFEU (Commission delegated and implementing powers) 2012/0013(COD) Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008 establishing a Community system to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing 2012/0162(COD) Technical and control measures in the Skagerrak and amending Regulation (EC) No 850/98 and Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008 2012/0232(COD) Specific conditions to fishing for deepsea stocks in the North-East Atlantic and provisions for fishing in international waters of the North-East Atlantic and repealing Regulation (EC) No 2347/2002 2012/0179(COD) Measures for the recovery of the stock of European eel 2012/0201(COD) Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 812/2004 laying down measures concerning incidental catches of cetaceans in fisheries and amending Regulation (EC) No 88/98 2012/0216(COD) Conservation of fishery resources through technical measures for the protection of juveniles of marine organisms 2012//0208(COD) Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008 of 18 December 2008 establishing a long-term plan for cod stocks and the fisheries exploiting

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Rapporteur

Type of procedure

PECH Committee vote

Plenary session vote

Cadec

COD

29-30/05/2013

JUL

Dodds

COD

20/03/2013

MAY

Romeva

COD

22-23/04/2013

JUN

Kuhn

COD

19/02/2013

APR

Arsenis

COD

22-23/04/2013

JUNE

Lรถvin

COD

29-30/05/2013

JUL

Romeva

COD

19/02/2013

APR

Niculescu

COD

29-30/05/2013

JUL

Dodds

COD

20/03/2013

MAY

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those stocks 2012/0236(COD) Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2187/2005 for the conservation of fishery trough technical measures in the Baltic Sea, the Belts and the Sound 2012/0285(COD) Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the Common fisheries Policy 2013/0007(COD) EU/Chile Agreement: conservation of swordfish stocks in the South-Eastern Pacific Ocean 2010/0084(NLE-AP) EC/Micronesia Fisheries Partnership Agreement: fishing opportunities and financial contribution 2010/0290(NLE/APP) EU/Mauritania Fisheries Partnership Agreement. New Protocol 2012/0258(NLE) EC/Guinea-Bissau Fisheries Partnership Agreement. New Protocol 2012/0134(NLE) EU/Mauritius Fisheries Partnership Agreement and Protocol: fishing opportunities and financial contribution 2012/0215(NLE) EU/Kiribati Fisheries Partnership Agreement. New Protocol 2012/0229(NLE) Protocol between EU and the Republic of Madagascar 2012/0238(NLE) Fisheries restrictions and jurisdictional waters in the Mediterranean and Black Sea - ways for conflict resolution 2011/2086(INI) For a comprehensive EU fishery strategy in the Pacific region 2012/2235(INI) A strategy for fisheries in the Adriatic and Ionian Seas

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Grรณbarczyk

COD

29-30/05/2013

JUL

Thomas

COD

03/10/2013

NOV

Gallagher

NLE

30/11/2010

TBC

Fraga

NLE

TBC

TBC

Mato Adrover

NLE

20/03/2013

APR

Patrรฃo Neves

NLE

TBC

TBC

Sanchez Presedo

NLE

20/03/2013

APR

Lรถvin

NLE

10/07/2013

SEP

Rivellini

NLE

20/03/2013

APR

Salavrakos

INI

10/07/2013

SEP

Fraga

INI

TBC

TBC

Milana

INI

29-30/05/2013

JUL

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2012/2261(INI) Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization in the Union 2012/0278 (COD) Blue growth - enhancing sustainable growth in the EU's marine, maritime transport and tourism sectors 2012/2297(INI) Follow-up on the Delegation of Legislative Powers and the Control by Member States of the Commission's Exercise of Implementing Powers 2012/2323(INI) Budget 2014 of the European Union – Section III – Commission 2013/2010(BUD) 2014 Bugdet - Mandate for the trilogue 2013/2017(BUD)

10/07/2013 (ENVI)

Hudghton

COD

17-18/06/2013

Salavrakos

INI

22-23/04/2013

Sanchez Presedo

INI

29-30/05/2013

14/10/2013 (JURI)

Rivellini

BUD

TBC

TBC

Rivellini

BUD

TBC

TBC

30/05/2013 (TRAN)

*Note on procedures: COD: Codecision; CNS: Consultation; INI: Own-Initiative; NLE: Non-legislative (incl. consent to international agreements); DEC: Discharge

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FROM THE POLICY DEPARTMENT ‘B’: STUDIES AND BRIEFING NOTES STUDIES REQUESTED:   

Data deficient fisheries in EU waters Compliance of imports of fisheries and aquaculture products with EU legislation Long-term economical and ecological impact of an increased sustainable aquaculture sector

BRIEFING PAPERS REQUESTED     

Fuel subsidies in the EU Women in fisheries: a European perspective Profitability of the fishing fleets in the EU Worldwide fisheries subsidies The impact on fisheries from oil and gas drilling accidents taking place in the EU

INTERNAL NOTES REQUESTED: 

Fisheries in Canary Islands/Japan/Denmark (delegations 2013)

STUDIES AND NOTES PUBLISHED SINCE BEGINNING OF PARLIAMENTARY TERM:                               

Between fisheries and bird conservation: the cormorant conflict Fisheries in Ireland (delegation 2013) An adapted CFP reform for the Mediterranean and the Black Sea (workshop with 3 notes) Establishment of fish stock recovery areas Application of the system of derogation to the rules of origin of fisheries products in Papua New Guinea and Fuji Fishing overcapacity and the reform of the Common Fisheries Policy The role of China in world fisheries The small-scale coastal fleet in the reform of the Common Fisheries Policy Rights-based fisheries management in Iceland Fisheries in Brittany/Iceland/Veneto (delegations 2012) Does overfishing promote algal blooms?

Regime shifts in marine ecosystems (workshop with 4 notes) Perspectives for the new European Fisheries Fund Characteristics of small-scale coastal fisheries in Europe The North Sea brown shrimp fisheries Industrial fisheries in the Baltic Sea Fisheries in Portugal/Poland/Bulgaria/Seychelles (delegations 2011) Fisheries in the Black Sea Interaction of seals and fish stocks (workshop with 4 notes) Natura 2000 and the Common Fisheries Policy Mitigation of incidental catches of cetaceans in EU waters Real-time closures of fisheries Long-term impact of different fishing methods on the ecosystem in the Kattegat and Öresund Tools for fishing fleet management Fisheries in the Basque Country/Sicily/Sweden/Mauritania (delegations 2010) Jurisdictional waters in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea Fisheries management and recovery plans since 2002 Evaluation of the impact of «A strategy for the sustainable development of EU aquaculture» Regulatory and legal constraints for European aquaculture European aquaculture competitiveness: limitations and possible strategies The impact of WTO and other trade negotiations on fisheries @ You can access the studies and other documents via this link

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FISHERIES NEWS IN BRIEF Plans to ban discards in all EU waters were backed by the European Parliament in a plenary vote on the new Common Fisheries

EP/PRESS SERVICE (FISHERIES) (News - Press service) Fisheries MEPs pave the way for first discard ban in the EU

Policy in February. Experience in the Skagerrak should provide useful lessons on how best to enforce the obligation to land all catches made in EU waters

PECH Fisheries − 19-02-2013 - 18:00 Fisheries Committee MEPs backed a proposed ban on discarding unwanted fish of 35 species caught in the Skagerrak (between the North Sea and the Baltic) in a vote on Tuesday. The ban, to take effect gradually between 2014 and 2016, would be enforced with a remote electronic monitoring system.

As a previous international agreement on fishing in the Skagerrak no longer applies, boats must abide by the rules of the state in whose territorial waters they are fishing, and harmonising the relevant EU and Norwegian laws should facilitate compliance.

The new measures will apply to a l l EU member states which have fishing rights in the EU part of the Skagerrak, i.e. boats from Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands, as well as Denmark,, Sweden and Norway.

The discard ban regulation would oblige fishing vessels to land all caught fish in order to halt "discards" - the practice of throwing fish back into the sea, usually because they are of an unwanted species or size. Most discarded fish die, which is wasteful and aggravates overfishing.

Next steps The draft report on certain technical and control measures in the Skagerrak is scheduled for a first reading vote at the April plenary session. The regulation will then need the member states' green light to enter into force from 2014, possibly after reaching a first-reading agreem

At the same time, the proposals drafted by Werner Kuhn (EPP, DE), aim to fill a gap left by the revocation of an international fisheries agreement on the Skagerrak, inter alia by harmonising EU rules with those of Norway, where a discard ban is already in place.

Remote monitoring by CCTV

COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION

To enforce the discard ban, member states would be required to set up a remote electronic monitoring system to supervise fishing in the Skagerrak, which is bound by Denmark, Sweden and Norway.

Press service (News - Press service) 3225th Council meeting Agriculture and Fisheries

For the system to work, boats over 12 metres long would have to be equipped with closed circuit TV (CCTV), GPS and transmitting equipment.

Bruxelles, 25-26 February 2013

Financial aid for this should be granted from the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund, say MEPs, who also insist that the system should be automated and use image recognition software for better data protection.

Concerning fisheries issues, ministers reached agreement on a general approach on the basic provisions of the common fisheries policy (CFP). The Council was then briefed on the state of play of the negotiations on the EU/Morocco fisheries partnership agreement.

Press release Main results of the Council

Pilot scheme

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FISHERIES

In addition, the discussions also addressed definitions and responsibilities for implementing environmental obligations that impact on fishing activities.

Reform of the common fisheries policy The Council adopted a second general approach on the proposal for a regulation on the common fisheries policy (CFP) (12514/11) replacing the basic provisions of the CFP as part of the CFP reform "package":

The proposal's general objective is to ensure fisheries and aquaculture activities that provide long-term sustainable environmental, economic and social conditions, and contribute to the availability of food supplies.

New elements concern in particular:

This political agreement on the CFP basic provisions is a completion of the first partial general approach agreed by the Council in June 2012 (11322/12). It specifies the Council position on the implementation of the discards ban and the possibility of by-catch quotas.

– a landing obligation, – maximum sustainable yield (MSY) as a compulsory reference for fisheries management, – regionalised decision-making,

Dates for implementing the discard ban have been set:

– individually transferable fishing quotas,

– from 1 January 2014 for pelagic fish;

– EU measures accompanying member state obligations under environmental legislation.

– from 1 January 2015 for species defining the fisheries in the Baltic (and until 2018 for

The European Parliament voted on its position at first reading for this proposal on 6 February 2013. Now, on the basis of the general approach reached in the Council, the discussions between the Parliament and the Council will begin soon.

other species); – from 1 January 2016 for species defining the fisheries in the North Sea, the North Western

EU/Morocco fisheries agreement

waters and the South Western waters (and until 2019 for other species);

The Council was briefed by the Commission on the state of play of the EU/Morocco bilateral negotiations to conclude a new protocol to their fisheries partnership agreement.

– from 1 January 2017 for species defining the fisheries in the Mediterranean, in the Black Sea and in all EU waters and non-EU waters (and until 2019 for other species).

The Commission recalled that it negotiates in line with its mandate, CFP reform principles and in the light of the European Parliament resolution.

In addition, management tools have been introduced to help the fishing industry to adapt to the obligation to land all catches.

The level proposed for de minimis exemptions through management plans should reach 7% in the final phase with a degressive rate (9% the first two years; 8% the two following years). Theses exemptions apply under strict conditions, in particular that all such catches should be fully recorded.

Some member states pointed out the need to conclude an agreement on a new protocol as soon as possible because of the difficult situation of certain segments of their fleet which have been tied up since the interruption of fishing activities in December 2011. However, many delegations underlined the need for a protocol containing a human rights clause and complying with international law. In addition, they emphasised that this protocol should ensure the sustainability of the resource.

A possibility also has been introduced of using for charitable purposes catches of at least the minimum conservation size landed in the framework of the discard ban.

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force in 2007. The first protocol to this agreement ran until 27 February 2011 and provided for a financial contribution of EUR 36.1 million, of which EUR 13.5 million was dedicated to support for Morocco's fisheries policy. Vessels from 11 EU member states could obtain fishing authorisations from Morocco under the agreement and this protocol.

maturity, regardless of size or age. The existing technical measures for the protection of juveniles are important for sustainable fishing, and their continuity needs to be ensured.

Following the entry into force of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU (TFEU), technical conservation measures could no longer be included in the annual regulation on fishing opportunities, as these technical measures would have to be adopted via co-decision.

A second protocol, extending its predecessor by one year under essentially the same terms, was negotiated in February 2011 and provisionally applied until December 2011, when the European Parliament decided not to consent to its conclusion. Following that rejection, the Council decided in February 2012 to grant the Commission a mandate to open negotiations for a new protocol with Morocco. Negotiations were opened in early November 2012 in Rabat.

EC NEWS Press service (News - Press service) Joint Committee EU-Mauritania (21/02/2013) The EU-Mauritania Joint Committee, under the current EUMauritania Fisheries Partnership Protocol, took place on 19-20 February in Paris.

The 5th round of negotiations between the EU and Morocco took place in Rabat (Morocco) on 11 and 12 February 2013. The parties agreed to meet again for a 6th round in Brussels at a later stage. The first rounds essentially dealt with technical conditions that would apply to the EU fleet under the new protocol, while the last discussion dealt with financial aspects and political issues. On the financial aspect, the Commission seeks an agreement representing better value for money than the previous protocol.

Both parties agreed to convene rapidly a Joint Scientific Committee with the aim of updating the status of a l l fish stocks, including cephalopods, as well as examining other technical measures for various fisheries. Technical conditions have been improved with the aim of making the Protocol more economically viable, including the increase of by-catch for the shrimps category and the extension of the southern pelagic zone. Moreover, a number of clarifications were introduced and agreed upon on various issues, aiming to ensure more efficient fishing operations.

Conservation of fishery resources technical measures for the protection of juveniles The Council adopted an amendment to regulation 850/98 concerning the conservation of fishery resources through technical measures for the protection of juveniles of marine organisms and repealing regulation 1288/2009 (64/12), following a first-reading agreement with the European Parliament.

The Commission welcomes the fact that good progress has been made without deviating from the main principles of the Protocol, such as sustainability and the respect of scientific advice. This outcome will definitely have a positive impact on the future implementation of the Protocol.

"Technical measures" is a general term for rules governing how and where fishermen may fish as opposed to how much they may fish (fishing effort) and/or catch (total allowable catches or TACs and quotas). In this case, these measures encourage selective fisheries targeted at the protection of juveniles in order to minimise the damage to the resource. Juveniles are defined as immature fish that have not reached sexual

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Ex-post evaluation of the current Protocol to the Fisheries Partnership Agreement (FPA) between the European Union (EU) and Solomon Islands, and ex-ante evaluation including an analysis of the impact of the future Protocol on sustainability Study published 04/03/2013

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activities undertaken by the EFCA during that year and marks a consolidation and strengthening of the core activities on which the success of the Agency has been constructed to date.

You can find it here Fisheries: Commission announces deductions to Spanish mackerel quota (05/03/2013) Further to overfishing by Spain of its mackerel quota in 2009, the European Commission has decided on a deduction scheme for future Spanish quotas.

Within its mandate, the EFCA will be deeply involved in the effective implementation of the new rules of the reformed Common Fisheries Policy to be adopted, and in particular the key feature of the regional approach. This will be a year of great challenges in this respect.

Following a detailed investigation, Spain is to pay back a total of 65 429 tonnes of mackerel over 11 years, i.e. by 2023. This scheme takes into account both environmental and socio-economic aspects of the fishery in a balanced manner.

2012 results During 2012, five JDPs were successfully implemented: Cod fisheries in the North Sea and Western Waters, Cod and salmon fisheries in the Baltic Sea, Pelagic Fisheries in Western Waters, NAFO & NEAFC and Bluefin Tuna in the Mediterranean Sea and Eastern Atlantic Ocean. The EFCA has focused on improving the quality of the cooperation by fully taking on board the move towards the regional control areas.

During the last three years, the days of activity of JDPs have been reasonably constant. In 2012 the slight increase of days of activity was followed by a more significant increase of number of inspections at sea. The total number of inspections coordinated in the framework of the JDPs during 2012 is approaching 9,000 in the JDPs coordinated

by EFCA. Overall, there has been a decrease in the ratio of suspected infringements detected per inspection made, with the exception for the cod and salmon in the Baltic Sea JDP and pelagic in Western Waters JDP. The Administrative Board decision of creating two focus groups for assessing compliance levels will help EFCA better assess these figures as well as the general trends in compliance with the Common Fisheries Policy in the EU.

Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Maria Damanaki, said: "Enforcement of fisheries rules is the flipside of sustainability.

When overshooting happens, the damage done to the stocks must be repaired. This should happen, whenever possible, without ruining fishermen, in particular those who complied with the rules".

The new regulation, adopted under the EU's Fisheries Control Regulation, is the result of detailed investigations. The Commission had serious doubts about the true levels of mackerel fishing registered in Spain in 2009, following inconsistencies between the data collected regarding catches and the sales of mackerel.

Beyond today's decision, the Commission is cooperating closely with the Spanish administration to put in place the necessary mechanisms to prevent any such overfishing from arising again in the future. The Commission highlights, in this perspective, the adoption of an Action Plan to bolster control measures and catch registration in particular, as agreed with Spain in July 2012.

This Action Plan is now in its first phase of implementation.

There have also been advances in the pursuit of a level playing field. Training is a key aspect in this regard and it also contributes to improvements in the quality of the coordination and of the inspections. During 2012, a total number of 295 inspectors from Member States participated in EFCA training actions.

Beyond the regional workshop training actions, the Agency coordinated and facilitated the elaboration of Core Curricula courses for the training of trainers of national

The EFCA adopts its Annual Report for 2012 The EFCA has adopted its annual report for 2012 at the meeting of the Administrative Board held on 5 of March.

The annual report comprised all the

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Protocol of EU – Seychelles Fishing Partnership Agreement was held in

fisheries inspectors and Union inspectors.

With respect to training workshops in support of regional cooperation, 13 training workshops were organized by the EFCA with Member State officials.

Victoria, Seychelles on 6-8 March 2013.

Both sides agreed on the need for continuity of the current Protocol so that fishing activities could continue in the Seychelles Exclusive Economic Zone without interruption. The current Protocol expires in January 2014.

The second round of discussions which will be held in Brussels in mid-April, will focus on issues such as fishing opportunities and financial compensation.

The Agreement with the Seychelles is the most important tuna agreement in the Indian Ocean in terms of financial compensation from the EU and fishing opportunities offered to the EU by the Agreement.

The assistance to the Member States and the Commission has been of special importance this year especially in the area of data monitoring and networks. Much progress has been made in the development of the EFCA information management systems with the enhancements of the EFCA Vessel Monitoring System (VMS), the development of the EFCA Electronic recording and Reporting System (ERS) and the definition of the EU Electronic Inspection Report (EIR).

Moreover, during the Bluefin Tuna Joint Deployment Campaign, and in close cooperation with the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA), a pilot project was set up with regards to Maritime Surveillance.

It assessed the added value of enriching the existing global picture of the EFCA-VMS system with additional layers of information with a view to create an integrated maritime picture.

Proposed Draft Budget for 2014 The proposed draft budget for 2014 is the same as the final budget for 2013: €9,216,900 “The close cooperation between the Member States and the European Commission thanks to the coordinating role of the EFCA has been very fruitful with regard to the promotion of a culture of compliance that can ensure a level playing field and a more effective and uniform application of the Common Fisheries Policy. I am confident that together we will keep up the good work and be better prepared for the upcoming challenges,” said Pascal Savouret, Executive Director of the EFCA. Successful first round of negotiations for the renewal of the Protocol to the EU – Seychelles Fishing Partnership Agreement (FPA) (12/03/2013) discussions

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MEETINGS OF THE REGIONAL ADVISORY COUNCILS Date

RAC

Type

Place

Main issues

21/03/2013

MEDRAC

GA+ ExCom

Marseille

17/04/2013

NWWRAC

ExCom+WG

Bilbao

16-17-18/04/2013 18/04/2013

SWWRAC MEDRAC

WG WG

Bilbao Algiers

18/04/2013

MEDRAC

WG

Algiers

6-7/05/2013 22/05/2013 23/05/2013

BSRAC MEDRAC MEDRAC

ExCom ExCom ExCom

Brussels Malta Malaga

03/07/2013

NWWRAC

WG

tbc

04/07/2013 18/09/2013 7-8/10/2013

NWWRAC NWWRAC NSRAC

WG ExCom+GA ExCom+GA

tbc Dublin Copenhagen

10/10/2013

MEDRAC

ExCom

Parlermo

Pelagic fishes (BFT/ SWO)

06/11/2013 07/11/2013

MEDRAC MEDRAC

ExCom ExCom

Rome Rome

ExCom ExCom

GA, ExCom 4 Sub-regional working groups, Horizontal working group, focus group and ExCom To be confirmed GFCM issues CFP socioeconomic impact assessment ExCom ExCom Presentation of ICES advice and focus group 4 WG ExCom+GA ExCom+GA

Abbreviations:

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NWW RAC: North Western Waters Regional Advisory Council (link) SWW RAC: South Western Waters Regional Advisory Council (link) NS RAC: North Sea Regional Advisory Council (link) MED RAC: Regional Advisory Council for the Mediterranean (link) LD RAC: Long Distance Fleet Regional Advisory Council (link) BS RAC: Baltic Sea Regional Advisory Council (link) PEL RAC: Pelagic Regional Advisory Council (link) MIRAC: ICES/RAC meeting GA: General Assembly, EXCOM: Executive Committee, WG: Working Group, FG: Focus 路Group

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MAIN INTERNATIONAL MEETINGS AND EVENTS Norway/Coastal States/NEAFC/Russian Federation

Date 19-21/03/2013 8-12/04/2013 tbc

Organisation

Type of meeting

Working Group on future of NEAFC Coastal State consultations on redfish + blue whiting WG on distribution Joint Baltic Sea Fisheries Committee

Venue

Multilateral

London

Multilateral

London

Bilateral

Brussels

REGIONAL FISHERIES ORGANISATIONS AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL MEETINGS Date

Organisation

18-20

IATTC

8-11

GFCM

22-24

OCDE

23-25 (tbc)

NAFO

02-07

UN

02-04

IOTC

06-10

IOTC

10-11 03-17

GFCM GFCM

03-17

SIOFA

07-09 14-16

NAFO CCBST

20-24

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FAO

Type of meeting March Working Group Capacity April Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) – 15th Session 111th Session COFI FC Working Group of Fisheries Managers and Scientists on Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems (WGFMSVME) May BBNJ Workshops Tenth Session of the Compliance Committee Seventeenth Session of the Commission GFCM Task Force 37th session of the Commission 1st Session of the Commission STACTIC Compliance Committee Working Group Technical Consultation on Guidelines for Small Scale Fisheries

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Venue

La Jolla, USA

Cairo, Egypt Paris Dartmouth, Canada, (tbc)

New York Mauritius Mauritius Split, Croatia Split, Croatia Mauritius London, UK Canberra, Australia Rome

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FISHERIES PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS

WEST AFRICA

MIXED AGREEMENTS

COUNTRY

INDIAN OCEAN

JOINT COMMITTEE MEETING Date

21/12/2011

Mauritania Guinea Bissau

31/07/2014 No protocol in force

19-20/02 2013

Greenland

31/12/2015

November 2013

Cape-Verde

31/08/2014

Ivory Coast

30/06/2013

Gabon

No protocol in force

Location

NEGOTIATION Estimated date and place for starting negotiation

Started on 8/11/12 in Rabat

Morocco

Paris

Last: 10/02/2012

Last: 27-29/08/2012 Next: February 2013 (tbc) 25/09/2012

Brussels/Copenhagen

Cape-Verde Abidjan 13-14 Oct 2011, Libreville 2nd round. 3rd round TBD

12/05/2014

2-4/02/2013 postponed probably in April (tbc)

São Tomé

December 2013 Brussels

31/12/2013

1st April (tbc)

Brussels

First week of April 2013

September 2013

Brussels (tbc)

May 2013 (tbc)

tbc

Mozambique Seychelles

31/12/2012 No protocol in force 31/01/2015 17/01/2014

June 2013 4-5/03/2013

Brussels (tbc) Seychelles

Kiribati

15/09/2015

September/ October 2013

Brussels (tbc)

São Tomé and Principe

PACIFIC

EXPIRATION DATE OF CURRENT PROTOCOL

Comoros

Madagascar Mauritius

Micronesia Solomon Islands

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No protocol in force No protocol in force

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COMPOSITION OF THE FISHERIES COMMITTEE BUREAU Chair: 1st Vice-Chair 2nd Vice-Chair

Mr Gabriel MATO ADROVER Mr Struan STEVENSON Mr Alain CADEC

3rd Vice-Chair 4th Vice-Chair

Mr Guido MILANA Mr Nils TORVALDS

COORDINATORS EPP S&D ALDE Greens/EFA

Mr Antonello ANTINORO Ms Ulrike RODUST Mr Pat the Cope GALLAGHER Mrs Isabella LÖVIN

ECR GUE/NGL EFD

COMMITTEE ON FISHERIES FULL MEMBERS

Mr Marek Józef GRÓBARCZYK Mr João FERREIRA Mr John Stuart AGNEW

COMMITTEE ON FISHERIES SUBSTITUTE MEMBERS

AGNEW John Stuart ANTINORO Antonello ARSENIS Kriton

UK IT GR

EFD EPP S&D

FR ES IT

Greens/EFA ALDE EPP

PT

S&D

ALDE GUE/NGL EPP ALDE

BESSET Jean-Paul BILBAO BARANDICA Izaskun BONSIGNORE Vito CAPOULAS SANTOS Luis Manuel CHRISTENSEN Ole COTTIGNY Jean-Louis DODDS Diane GIRLING Julie

CADEC Alain

FR

EPP

DAVIES Chris FERREIRA João FRAGA ESTEVEZ Carmen GALLAGHER Pat the Cope GARCÍA-HIERRO CARABALLO Dolores GRÓBARCZYK Marek Józef HUDGHTON Ian IOTOVA Iliana Malinova KUHN Werner LE PEN Jean-Marie LÖVIN Isabella MATO ADROVER Gabriel MILANA Guido PATRAO NEVES Maria do Céu RIVELLINI Crescenzio RODUST Ulrike ROMEVA I RUEDA Raül STEVENSON Struan THOMAS Isabelle TORVALDS Nils WALESA Jaroslaw Leszek

UK PT ES IE

DK FR UK UK

S&D S&D NI ECR

ES

S&D

HARMS Rebecca

DE

Greens/EFA

PL UK BG DE FR SE ES IT

ECR Greens/EFA S&D EPP NI Greens/EFA EPP S&D

HIGGINS Jim LE HYARIC Patrick LYON George MATERA Barbara MEISSNER Gesine MIRANDA Ana NICULESCU Rareş-Lucian NILSSON Jens

IE FR UK IT DE ES RO SE

EPP GUE/NGL ALDE PPE ALDE Greens/EFA EPP S&D

PT

EPP

NITRAS Slawomir Witold

PL

EPP

IT DE ES UK FR SV PL

EPP S&D Greens/EFA ECR S&D ALDE EPP

PIRILLO Mario ROSBACH Anna SALAVRAKOS Nikolaos SANCHEZ PRESEDO Antolin TSOUKALAS Ioannis

IT DA GR ES GR

S&D ECR EFD S&D EPP

COMMITTEE ON FISHERIES SECRETARIAT Telephone: E-mail: Fax:

T HE T RAWLER

42497 (BXL) pech-secretariat@ep.europa.eu 44909

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NEXT FISHERIES COMMITTEE MEETINGS

T HE T RAWLER

 Monday, 22 April  Tuesday, 23 April

15h00-18h30 9h00-12h30 and 15h-18h30

 Wednesday, 29 May  Thursday, 30 May

9h00-12h30 and 15h-18h30 9h00-12h30

 Monday, 17 June  Tuesday, 18 June

15h00-18h30 9h00-12h30 and 15h-18h30

 Wednesday, 10 July

9h00-12h30 and 15h-18h30

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