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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revised management strategy for Celtic Sea herring | Based on the results of the recent ICES benchmark the Pelagic AC advises to adjust the limit reference point. | 2015 | 1415PAC 149 Revised management strategy CS herring b |
| Revised forecast and in-year TAC revision for Celtic Sea herring | Based on the results of the recent ICES benchmark the Pelagic AC advises to carry out a new 2015 forecast for fishing opportunities and if supported by ICES an in-year TAC revision. | 2015 | 1415PAC 150 Request for revised forecast 1516ref 06 EC reply CS herring and boarfish |
| Revised draft management strategy for Northeast Atlantic boarfish | The Pelagic AC proposes a revised draft management strategy for Northeast Atlantic boarfish to align the strategy with the ICES categories. | 2015 | 1415PAC 151 Revised management strategy boarfish 1516ref 06 EC reply CS herring and boarfish |
| Consultation on fishing opportunities 2016 | The Pelagic AC comments on the Commission consultation on fishing opportunities in 2016. | 2015 | 1516PAC 01 Consult fish opport COM(2015) 239 final annexes COM(2015) 239 final |
| Recommendations on fishing opportunities 2016 | The Pelagic AC presents its recommendations on fishing opportunities in 2016 and other management measures for the stocks in its remit. | 2015 | 1516PAC10 fishing opportunities 2016 1516PAC11 correction fishing opportunities 2016 |
| Response to recommendations of the NWW control expert group | This document lists the Pelagic AC’s comments to the control recommendations issued by the control experts of the North West Waters regional group. | 2015 | 1516PAC12 Recommendations on control of LO |
| Recommendations on control of the landing obligation | This document lists the Pelagic AC’s comments to the control recommendations issued by the control experts of the Scheveningen group as well as experiences with the landing obligation to date. | 2016 | 1516PAC16 Recommendations on control of LO (NS)v2 1516ref05 request for advice on control (Scheveningen) |
| Proposed amendments to the pelagic discard plan in the North Western Waters | The Pelagic AC proposes amendments to the discard plan in the North Western Waters based on experiences with the landing obligation. | 2016 | 1516PAC71 proposed amendments discard plan NWW |
| Proposed amendments to the pelagic discard plan in the North Sea | The Pelagic AC proposes amendments to the discard plan in the North Sea based on experiences with the landing obligation. | 2016 | 1516PAC70 proposed amendments discard plan NS |
| Implementation of boarfish closures | The Pelagic AC recommends that the North Western Waters regional group includes the temporal-spatial closures as foreseen in the boarfish management strategy developed by the Pelagic AC in the pelagic discard plan for North Western Waters. | 2016 | 1516PAC72 implementation of boarfish closures |