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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 reply to survey on Evaluation of the EU Landing Obligation

Five years from the full operationalisation of the landing obligation, the Commission is gathering evidence to support the evaluation of the landing obligation in terms of meeting the objectives of the 2013 reformed Common Fisheries Policy (CFP). For this, a questionnaire was set up to aid in the collection and validation of existing data already gathered.

The BSAC replied to the questionnaire by submitting the attached document. 

 10/07/24 BSACreply to LOconsultation_2024-2025-13 E-survey Questionnaire 2024_02_Letter-of-Support-Commission-FWC-studyLO_edit_OLA
BSAC recommendations for the fishery in the Baltic Sea in 2025

BSAC recommendations for the fishery in the Baltic Sea in 2025.

Translations are available in:

 05/07/24 BSACletterBalticFishery-2024-2025-12 BSACrecommendationsfisheryBalticin2025
BSAC letter regarding the Fishers of the Future foresight study

The BSAC raised specific concerns with the study, in particular regarding the initial survey on which it was based.

The Commission’s answer was received on the 10th July 2024.

 03/06/24 BSAC letter fishersoffuture24-25-11 2024_07_09_Fishers_Future_Reply_to_BSAC
BSAC recommendations on the Commission Communication on CFP today and tomorrow

This document presents the BSAC recommendations on a shortlist of actions from the Commission Communication on CFP today and tomorrow: a Fisheries and Oceans Pact towards sustainable, science-based, innovative and inclusive fisheries management identified by BSAC ExCom to be relevant for BSAC.

BSAC already delivered its recommendations on the EU Action Plan in December 2023, these recommendations focus on the CFP Communication. It has been prepared based on discussions in the EBM WG in October 2023 and in the Demersal, Pelagic and EBW WG in February and March 2023.

 04/04/24 BSACreply to CFPcom24-25-3 2024_05_REPLY DG MARE-BSAC2024-20253
BSAC letter to MS: Criteria used to define small-scale fishing vessels

The Executive Committee has given a new mandate to the Focus Group on rules of procedure to look into proposing a suitable BSAC definition of small-scale fishing vessels as well as indicators to establish what share such vessels would represent of a Member State’s fishing fleet.

The FG met on the 5th March and has proposed a letter to be addressed to the Member States representatives.

The Executive Committee validated the letter that was subsequently sent on the 3rd April 2024.

 03/04/24 Letter to MS - small-scale definition2024-2025-2
BSAC reply to questionnaire COM report on the Multiannual Plan for the Baltic Sea (MAP)

The BSAC provided input on various aspects of the MAP evaluation. The replies to and results of the survey will be used to inform the Commission’s implementation report.

 03/04/24 2024-02-07 Letter to BaltFish and BSAC on 2nd Baltic MAP report BSAC answer COM quest MAP report2024-2025-1

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