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.

Name	Summary	Date	Downloads
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

Name

Summary

Date

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