Title
SG-MOS 07-07: Follow up: evaluation of "Policy statements" for harvest control rules

Description


Background to the Request for Advice. The Communication sets out the rules that the Commission intended to apply in 2006 in order to make TAC proposals for 2007, based on stock assessments and forecasts provided by ICES and STECF. The rules were established on a policy basis, with a high priority on providing stability for the industry where possible, although the likely long-term consequences of applying such an approach had not been evaluated. The Commission intends to pursue a similar approach for 2008 by preparing a Communication in April 2007 establishing the intended TAC-setting rules. However, the Commission wishes to obtain scientific advice concerning the likely effects of applying such rules, even if this exercise is preliminary in nature. The request for advice covers only those stocks not already subject to long-term plans (for which specific requests for advice have already been made) and also excludes stocks where no analytic assessment is available (as that topic is intractable at present).

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Meeting open to observers: Yes

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Date
10th (09:00) -14th (17:00) September 2007

Venue
Danish Institute for Fisheries Research, Department of Marine Fisheries, Charlottenlund Castle, DK-2920, Copenhagen, Denmark

Chair
Malcolm Haddon

DG MARE unit / focalpoint
Ken Patterson

STECF Secretariat / JRC focalpoint
jrc-stecf-secretariat@ec.europa.eu

Review Process
Written procedure

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Terms of Reference

Terms of Reference


Documents

Final Report