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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long-term management strategy for southern horse mackerel | The Pelagic AC has developed a proposal for a long-term management strategy for southern horse mackerel in close collaboration with scientists from IPMA and IEO, as well as members of the SWWAC. | 2017 | 1718 PAC08 PELAC management strategy southern horse mackerel 1718ref06 Management strategy southern hom |
| Post 2020 EU funding for fisheries and maritime sectors | The Commission has launched a consultation with Advisory Councils on post 2020 funding for fisheries and maritime sectors. | 2018 | 1718 PAC 127 Post 2020 funding 1718 PAC101 Response to COM request regarding funding after 2020 1718ref09 Funding after 2020 1819PAC08 PELAC recomm EU funding research projects 1819ref4 Response EC on EU funding scientific research |
| Revision of the Fisheries Control System | The Pelagic AC presents its response to the Commission’s consultation on revising the Fisheries Control System. | 2018 | 1718 PAC102 Revision of the Control System 1718ref10 Revision of the Control System Fisheries consultation document meeting 16.11.2017 |
| Revised rebuilding plan for herring in 6a and 7b,c | The Pelagic AC has revised its previous rebuilding plan for herring in 6a and 7b,c according to advice received from ICES. | 2018 | 1718 PAC108 PELAC revised rebuilding plan herring 6a and 7bc 1718ref12 COM response to revised recovery plan herring 6a 7bc |
| Choke Mitigation Tool | The Pelagic AC advises the Commission to use the choke mitigation tool to identify fisheries that are at risk of being closed prematurely when the landing obligation will be fully implemented in 2019 and to engage with stakeholders to find solutions. | 2018 | 1718 PAC105 Choke mitigation tool 1718ref11 COM response to choke mitigation tool |
| Choke Mitigation Recommendation | The Pelagic AC provides advice about potential solutions to avoid choke situations to the Commission and the regional Member States groups. | 2018 | 1718 PAC131 Recommendation on choke situations Commission response |
| Fishing opportunities for 2019 | The Pelagic AC provides recommendations on TACs in 2019 for all stocks under its remit. | 2018 | 1819PAC04 PELAC Consult fish opport 2019 |
| EMFF funding for scientific research projects | The ACs are requesting that capital funding is provided under the EMFF specifically to ACs to carry out well defined costed projects of direct relevance to the ACs to adequately fulfil their advisory role under the CFP. | 2019 | Joint advice ACs on EMFF funding for scientific research projects Commission response |
| Support management plan Southern horse mackerel (fish. opp 2020) | PELAC asks Member States Spain and Portugal to support the application of the management strategy for the stock of Southern horse mackerel during the upcoming discussions of the December Council. | 2019 | Support for the management plan for Southern horse mackerel Consultation on fishing opportunities (Spain) Support for the management plan for Southern horse mackerel Consultation on fishing opportunities (Portugal) Response Member State Spain (ES) Response Member State Spain (EN) Response PELAC to Member State Spain Responce COM on letter to the Spanish administration regarding the southern horse mackerel management strategy |
| ICES advice for Southern horse mackerel | In light of the 2020 TAC setting, PELAC strongly urge the Commission to request ICES to base its advice for Southern horse mackerel, expected in October 2019, on the management plan that has been developed by the Pelagic AC. | 2019 | ICES TAC advice southern horse mackerel Commission response |