The New Common Fisheries Policy

Carla MONTESI, Director - DG MARE

Directorate for the Baltic Sea, North Sea and Landlocked

Member States

27 November 2013, Tallinn1

1. … ensure that fishing and aquaculture activities are environmentally sustainable in the long term and are managed in way consistent with the objectives of achieving economic, social and employment benefits, and of contributing to the availability of food supplies

2. … apply the precautionary approach and shall aim to ensure that exploitation restores and maintains populations of harvested species above levels which can produce the maximum sustainable yield … the maximum sustainable yield exploitation rate shall be achieved by 2015 where possible and on a progressive, incremental basis at the latest by 2020 for all stocks

3. … gradually eliminate discards

1. … ensure that fishing and aquaculture activities are environmentally sustainable in the long term and are managed in way consistent with the objectives of achieving economic, social and employment benefits, and of contributing to the availability of food supplies

2. … apply the precautionary approach and shall aim to ensure that exploitation restores and maintains populations of harvested species above levels which can produce the maximum sustainable yield … the maximum sustainable yield exploitation rate shall be achieved by 2015 where possible and on a progressive, incremental basis at the latest by 2020 for all stocks

3. … gradually eliminate discards

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Aspiration? stocks above the levels capable of producing MSY

Leading target? exploitation rate at MSY

Timing?by 2015 where possible and progressively by 2020 at latest for all stocks

Aspiration? stocks above the levels capable of producing MSY

Leading target? exploitation rate at MSY

Timing?by 2015 where possible and progressively by 2020 at latest for all stocks

Maximum sustainable yield

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Priority to achieve the MSY target

Single-species or mixed fisheries/several stocks

Proportionate measures, accounting for economic/social impact

Address specific problems of achieving MSY in mixed fisheries

Mandatory elements (scope, objectives, quantifiable targets, time frames, conservation reference points, objectives and measures for the discard ban, safeguards on ensuring quantifiable targets)

Optional elements (discard elimination measures, monitoring indicators, objectives for freshwater part of ana/catadromous species)

Priority to achieve the MSY target

Single-species or mixed fisheries/several stocks

Proportionate measures, accounting for economic/social impact

Address specific problems of achieving MSY in mixed fisheries

Mandatory elements (scope, objectives, quantifiable targets, time frames, conservation reference points, objectives and measures for the discard ban, safeguards on ensuring quantifiable targets)

Optional elements (discard elimination measures, monitoring indicators, objectives for freshwater part of ana/catadromous species)

Multi-annualPlans

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By fishery:• 2015: small & large pelagic fisheries, industrial fishery, Baltic salmon• 2015-17: Baltic (remaining species)• 2016-2919: North Sea, north-western and south-western waters…• 2017-2019: Mediterranean, Black Sea, other relevant waters

Implementation details in multiannual plans (co-legislated)• species covered in each fishery• exemption for species with high survival rate• de minimis provisions (maximum 7 % in first year, then 7, 6, 6, and 5 % in

subsequent years) – not counted against quotao where no more selectivity is possible (science)o to avoid disproportionate handling costs

• provisions on documentation of catches• fixing of minimum conservation reference sizes

By fishery:• 2015: small & large pelagic fisheries, industrial fishery, Baltic salmon• 2015-17: Baltic (remaining species)• 2016-2919: North Sea, north-western and south-western waters…• 2017-2019: Mediterranean, Black Sea, other relevant waters

Implementation details in multiannual plans (co-legislated)• species covered in each fishery• exemption for species with high survival rate• de minimis provisions (maximum 7 % in first year, then 7, 6, 6, and 5 % in

subsequent years) – not counted against quotao where no more selectivity is possible (science)o to avoid disproportionate handling costs

• provisions on documentation of catches• fixing of minimum conservation reference sizes

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No multiannual plans? discard plan• regionalization (joint MS recommendations)• COM adopts discard plan (delegated Act)

Quota flexibility• count catches of non-target species against quota of target species

omaximum 9 %onon-target stock has to be within safe biological limits

• interannual flexibility (banking and borrowing)omaximum 10 %

TAC adjustments with discard ban

No multiannual plans? discard plan• regionalization (joint MS recommendations)• COM adopts discard plan (delegated Act)

Quota flexibility• count catches of non-target species against quota of target species

omaximum 9 %onon-target stock has to be within safe biological limits

• interannual flexibility (banking and borrowing)omaximum 10 %

TAC adjustments with discard ban

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based on best available scientific advice, compatible with objectives (of the CFP, of the conservation measures, the targets), and no less stringent than existing Union legislation

conservation measures • multiannual plans• fish stock recovery area

compliance with Union environmental legislation

discard plans

conservation measures • multiannual plans• fish stock recovery area

compliance with Union environmental legislation

discard plans

European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) Through 4 pillars is a strategic implementing instrument for the CFP:

Sustainable development of fisheries Sustainable development of aquaculture Sustainable development of fisheries areas Integrated maritime policy

Accompanying measures (e.g. data collection, control)

Trialogues

European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) Through 4 pillars is a strategic implementing instrument for the CFP:

Sustainable development of fisheries Sustainable development of aquaculture Sustainable development of fisheries areas Integrated maritime policy

Accompanying measures (e.g. data collection, control)

Trialogues

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