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The use of effort as a management tool
July 5th 2012 Effort management in the Baltic
Experiences in the Baltic
Michael AndersenDanish Fishermen’s Association
FISHING EFFORT BRUSSELS 5 JULY 2012
July 5th 2012 Effort management in the Baltic
Regulation by days-at-sea – not kWdays
Also by closed seasons and areas
Present effort regulation in the Baltic
introduced to reduce overfishing
West: closed from 1. April to 30. AprilEast: closed from 1. July to 31. August
Spawning areas in East closed from 1. May to 31. October
Characteristics of cod fishery in the Baltic Sea
July 5th 2012 Effort management in the Baltic
”Clean” cod fishery
Very low discards
Resident fleet as well as migratory fleet
Experiences
July 5th 2012 Effort management in the Baltic
Real effort reduction
”No” overfishing
Growing problem for small scale fleet
STECF concludes that effort regulation is not needed
July 5th 2012 Effort management in the Baltic
ICES considers that, in 2008 and 2009, the enforcement of fishing control led to a significant reduction of non-reporting; the available information suggests that unreported landings in 2009 were only 6% of the reported landings. In 2010 and 2011 the unreported landings are assumed to be zero.
From ICES Advice 2012
”No” overfishing
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All from: COM (2012) 278 final
Western Baltic
Eastern BalticReal effort reduction
July 5th 2012 Effort management in the Baltic
Development in Days-at-Sea and TAC
West
East
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Problem for small scale fleet
The large vessels just leave- if they have historical rights
Only with historical rights
Not as efficient as…
July 5th 2012 Effort management in the Baltic
Council regulation (EC) No 1098/2007 of 18 September 2007:
Article 8, 5:
Where the fishing mortality rate for one of the cod stocksconcerned has been estimated by the STECF to be less than10 % above the minimum fishing mortality rates defined in Article 4,
the total number of days where fishing with the gear referred to in paragraph 1 is allowed shall be equal tothe total number of days allowed in the current year, multiplied by the minimum fishing mortality rate defined in Article 4 divided by the fishing mortality rate estimated by STECF.
X Target
x 10 % above
Article 8,4
Article 8,5
F’ometer
Quote from letter from BSRAC to COM in 2011
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For the western Baltic, the number of days at sea in 2011 is 163. The target mortality is 0.60 and the estimated mortality is 0.57.
We calculate the number of days at sea for 2012 as follows: 163 x 0.6 ÷ 0.57 = 172
For the eastern Baltic, the number of days at sea in 2011 is 160. The target mortality is 0.3 and the estimated mortality is 0.23.
Our calculations give: 160 x 0.3 ÷ 0.23 = 209
Quote from COM answer
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… the cod plan does not foresee the possibility to increase fishing effort if fishing mortality (F) is below target
!?!?!?!?!?!?
In ICES’ advice from 2012, the interpretation of Article 8, 4 is similar to that of the BSRAC
July 5th 2012 Effort management in the Baltic
Fishing mortality
Days-at-Sea
F target
time
X
X
Not to becontinued…
July 5th 2012 Effort management in the Baltic
As effort regulation does not provide any benefits to the management, as long as TACs are efficiently controlled (according to STECF) – it should be removed as a management tool.
- a closure of a spawning area – in the spawning period - is a meaningfull way of restricting effort on bad fisheries
- do not micromanage, when stock is not in immediate risk
Closed periods are not usefull if they affect other fisheries
July 5th 2012 Effort management in the Baltic
Problem solved…
…your’e welcomme
Thank you for listening