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Advice & Recommendations

During the more than 17 years the organisation has been active, the recommendations produced have covered a wide range of topics. The BSAC has advised on fishing quotas, marine spatial planning, technical measures but also on recreational fishing or offshore windfarms. These have sometimes taken the form of letters with compromise positions or divided answers to targeted questionnaires. However, these recommendations are always the product of members’ input whether it is by writing or during meetings.

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BSAC comments on amendments to the draft BALTFISH Joint Recommendation on Salmon LO derogation

BSAC comments on the amendments to the BALTFISH draft Joint
Recommendation regarding a derogation from the landing obligation in the Baltic
Sea establishing a discard plan as regards salmon in the Baltic Sea (ICES
Subdivisions 22-32)

The BSAC Executive Committee was consulted and asked if they wanted to raise further comments from the ones sent to BALTFISH on the 27th October 2022 or on the 22nd February 2023 on the same draft Joint Recommendation.

07/06/23 The BSAC sent a letter The BSAC attached input received from members organisations
BSAC recommendations for the fisheries 2024

BSAC recommendations for the fisheries 2024

– Letter from the ExCom Chair to DG Mare
 BSAC recommendations for the fisheries in 2024 (minor update on the 10/07)

Translation of the BSAC advice:

BSAC recommendations for the fisheries in 2024 in Polish
BSAC recommendations for the fisheries in 2024 in German
BSAC recommendations for the fisheries in 2024 in Lithuanian
BSAC recommendations for the fisheries in 2024 in Swedish

07/07/23 Letter from the ExCom Chair to DG Mare BSAC recommendations
BSAC recommendations on the legal Acts introducing a new mandatory trawl gear device

BSAC recommendations on the legal Acts introducing a new mandatory trawl gear device

The recommendation was also uploaded on the Commission’s consultation website.

07/07/23 BSAC recommendation
BSAC request for a Baltic roundtable discussion before Fisheries Council of October

BSAC request for a Baltic roundtable discussion before Fisheries Council of October

07/07/23 Letter to the Commissioner
BSAC recommendation on the effectiveness of cod spawning area protection measures

Adopted by the Executive Committee on Thursday 29th June, sent on Monday 3rd July 2023.

The BSAC Demersal Working Group has been discussing the rationale for measures aimed at protecting cod spawning areas under Article 7 of the Council Regulation on fishing opportunities1. The provisions of the Regulation on fishing opportunities restrict the fishery in SDs 22-23 from February to March and in SD 24-26 during the summer months (May – August) “to protect cod spawning”.

The BSAC recommends the Commission to evaluate the effectiveness of all the measures to protect cod spawning areas. Allowing for a thorough evaluation will require specifically to look at cod spawning areas and depth around the Baltic. By-catch levels for each specific fishery should also be considered.

03/07/23 BSAC recommendation 4-Commission reply to BSAC on cod spawning closure recommendation - 25.08.2023

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