The Pelagic AC provides credible, scientific, and consensus-based advice to inform pelagic fisheries policy, both upon the request of the European Commission and Member States, and on its own initiative. All advice and recommendations are developed and approved by the members of the Pelagic AC.
Our advice — and responses to it — may be accessed below.
| Name | Summary | Year | Downloads |
|---|---|---|---|
| PelAC letter on ICES’s Framework for Ecosystem Informed Science and Advice (FEISA) | The Pelagic Advisory Council (PelAC) commends ICES for developing the Framework for Ecosystem Informed Science and Advice (FEISA) and expresses interest in applying this framework to specific pelagic stocks, such as North Sea herring, to enhance ecosystem-based fisheries management. The letter also highlights PelAC’s ongoing efforts to integrate ecosystem and climate considerations into fisheries management and requests a meeting to discuss the implementation of FEISA. | 2025 | Letter to ICES |